Facilitators initiate projects while learners guide their way through them. While Facilitators set the project parameters, students come up with their own areas of study and respective plan within the facilitator-initiated framework.
When to use this scenario?
Great to implement when Facilitators want to initiate a project framework or creative constraint, such as a project theme. Students guide their own journey and respective plan within the facilitator-initiated module framework.
Example: TED Event, 12 weeks
Initiation
1. Facilitator starts from a template
2. Facilitator creates teams
3. Facilitator assigns module
4. Learners research topics
5. Learners request approval
6. Facilitator approves module
Journey
7. Learners research topics
8. Learners develop content
9. Facilitator provides feedback
10. Learners design event
11. Facilitator invites guest assessor
12. Guest assessor provides feedback
Finalization
13. Learner team reflections
14. Competency assessment
15. Individual learner reflection
16. Facilitator guided assessment
Example Story
The Facilitator starts the process with a copy of the TED event module found in the Warehouse. The Facilitator then creates the teams who will develop the event,
sets up a calendar of objectives, and assigns the tasks in the module to the Teams. This starting point serves as a scaffold for the teams to pick up the work.
The learners then follow the Tasks as a guide in topic research, finally proposing their ideas for Facilitator approval. The Facilitator then reviews the evidence and approves the development of the presentations.
The Learners then develop their content, and collaborate in Google Drive along the way, leaving comments for each other. This progress can be reviewed any time by the Facilitator.
Finally, the Learners begin to design the event. At this time, the Facilitator invites a Guest Assessor, a partner event planner, to review the Learner’s plan and provide support and guidance. The Facilitator shares the guest assessor information with the Learners.
The topics are chosen, the presentations prepared and the event planned; after it takes place, the Learners share group reflections on teamwork rubrics. The Facilitator then aligns relevant competencies, and asks the Learners to provide a private, individual reflection. The Facilitator then facilitates a guided assessment process with the Learner teams to process and review the whole event.
Variants
Teacher-led
Teacher-framed*
Student guided
Team of Students' Project
Workshop
Literacy Circles / Book Club / Independent Reading
Authentic Challenges
Learning Quests
Genius Hour
Adopting HEADRUSH (or other software)