APRIL

2015
URBAN TAKEOVER: Student Calendar
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1
Pre-Test
Launch Day!
Launch Video
Entry Document
Individual K/N2K as
Homework

6
K/N2K
Flipped Assignment

7
K/N2K

13
K/N2K
Flipped Assignment

14

20

K/N2K
Flipped Assignment

15

21

27

Post-Test
Presentations Day 1
-10 minutes per group
-2 groups scheduled per
class period

16

22

28

17
Group K/N2K over project
st
and 21 Century Skills
rubrics
Share out & create class
K/N2K rubrics.

23

Deliverable: Soil
Composition of assigned
Texas region
K/N2K
Checkpoint: Presentation
of Research
Critical Friends Session

29

Presentations Day 2
-10 minutes per group
-4 groups scheduled per
class period

10
Deliverable- Diagram of
photosynthesis. Start of
design for method for
growing.
Critical Friends Session
K/N2K

Deliverable: Energy Flow

Diagram
Checkpoint- Think/ Pair/
Share diagrams
K/N2K

Workday
K/N2K

3
Assign Individual Roles
Set expectations of team
work and roles
Create and sign group
contract

9
Work Day

K/N2K

K/N2K

Final Work Day

Five minute group one on
one session with teacher
for any lingering questions
before presentation day.
K/N2K

8
K/N2K

K/N2K

2
Class K/N2K
Construct Driving
Question
Identify Groups
Assign Regions of Texas to
each group

24

Assign Presentation Order

K/N2K
Workday- PBL groups
should be tying up all
loose ends and finalizing
projects.

30

Presentations Day 3
-10 minutes per group
-4 groups scheduled per
class period

Final Presentation Day

-10 minutes per group
-4 groups scheduled per
class period