Projects in Learning Studios

It is hard to believe that we are close to closing out the 2022/23 school year.  As classrooms finish up the state test and gear up for the next grade level, I have noticed that teachers tend to deploy more project learning opportunities for the students to complete.  As an instructional coach, I help to support the teachers through the deployment of the projects with the implementation of a self paced four day checklist.  

In this blog post, I am showcasing a sample four day checklist that will help to guide the students through the project while still allowing time for the teacher to use formative data to dive the small group instruction. 

Grab a copy of the completed Four Day Project Checklist by clicking on this link. 

Small Group Instruction Studio

Day One: Take time to go over the project objectives, expectations with the project progression board, and rubric requirements.
Day Two: Using the formative assessment of the citation process, the small group studio will review how to cite the resources used for the research project and where to place cited sources within the project. 
Day Three: Set up project data meetings to showcase the students their current rubric score and how to increase the score by making modifications to the project. 
Day Four: During the small group instruction studio, take time to talk with the students about plagiarism and how a teacher can check for plagiarism using online resources like Grammarly.  This is a great time to showcase the AI tools that check to see if the research elements were created by AI.  

Independent Practice Studio

The students will be working at their own pace, place, and path during the project checklist.  The Independent practice studio showcases suggested days to complete the studio to help guide the students through the elements of the research project.  The suggested elements on the checklist should help the students through the research elements along with taking time to peer edit the research project. 
Day One: Take time to research the topic of the research project
Day Two: Take time to research the topic of the research project
Day Three: Peer Edit or review another student's project. 
Day Four: Finish the research and polish the project. 

Digital Content Studio

The Digital Content Studio is designed to help support the small group elements.  The videos and resources do not need to take ten minutes to complete.  Ideally, the videos should last anywhere between three to five minutes in length. I like to provide choice for the students so they can pick the video that best fits their individual needs for the project.   The video links and resources can be housed within the Learning Management System.  

Future Ready Studio

The students will be spending the majority of their time in the Future Ready Studio completing their research project.  The checklist will chunk the project for the students so that they can continue to stay focused on the task at hand and complete the project within the given timeframe.  
The creation choice board is a great way to showcase a variety of presentation tools for the research project.