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Designing Concept-Based
Driving Questions for PBL

John McCarthy, Ed.S.
Opening Paths
Twitter @Jmccarthyeds
jmccarthy@openingpaths.org
Blog Article: http://openingpaths.org/2014/01/concept-based-driving-questions
www.openingpaths.org
Content Uncoverage
www.openingpaths.org
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING YOUR
DRIVING QUESTION:
1.

Is it in student-friendly language, and will students find it
interesting?

2.

Is it open-ended and can be answered by the final
product/performance?

3.

Will the answer require in-depth content inquiry?

4.

Does it relate to a real world problem, need, or
opportunity?

Content Uncoverage
www.openingpaths.org
How do math calculations help us in the
real world?

What December party proposal
would be the most fun and
cheap?

www.openingpaths.org

Content Uncoverage
What US policies and/or laws from the 1930s
to 1960s effected US domestically and
internationally?

How can we influence social
justice locally, nationally, or
globally?

Content Uncoverage
www.openingpaths.org
Concept-Based DQ
Development

www.openingpaths.org
DQ Deconstructed

Deep inquiry into Content

www.openingpaths.org
Concepts Based DQs
1. Unpack from Outcomes: 1-2 key concepts
2. Choose a universal theme
3. Understand that… (include key concept(s) +
universal theme)
4. Turn into a question.
5. Rewrite into Student-Friendly language.

www.openingpaths.org
Big Ideas/Universal Truths
From Jay McTighe:

Abundance/Scarcity
Acceptance/Rejection
Adaptation
Aging/Maturity
Balance
Change/Continuity
Challenge
Communities
Connections

www.openingpaths.org

Conflict
Continuity
Cooperation
Courage
Culture
Cycles
Defense/Protection
Discovery
Diversity
Understand that…
Conflict and compromise clarify our values
based on our choices.
Understand that…
Authors use voice to create interesting
communications to sway or inspire a
community.

www.openingpaths.org
History/Government
Understand
that…

Conflict and compromise clarify our values based on
our choices.

Draft
Question

How do our values help us decide when to take a
stand in spite of great consequences to our
comfortable living?

Driving
Question

How best could I advocate for an issue in my
community, to provide influence or aid?

www.openingpaths.org
English
Understand
that…

Authors use voice to create interesting
communications to sway or inspire a community.

Draft
Question

How does author voice capture our interests
and desire to know more?

Driving
Question

How can I support a social/community cause through
my (written) words?

www.openingpaths.org
Content Uncoverage
www.openingpaths.org
roject-based Learning

John McCarthy, Ed.S.
Opening Paths
Twitter @Jmccarthyeds
jmccarthy@openingpaths.org
Blog Article: http://openingpaths.org/2014/01/concept-based-driving-questions
www.openingpaths.org

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Developing Concept Based Driving Questions

  • 1. Designing Concept-Based Driving Questions for PBL John McCarthy, Ed.S. Opening Paths Twitter @Jmccarthyeds jmccarthy@openingpaths.org Blog Article: http://openingpaths.org/2014/01/concept-based-driving-questions www.openingpaths.org
  • 3. CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING YOUR DRIVING QUESTION: 1. Is it in student-friendly language, and will students find it interesting? 2. Is it open-ended and can be answered by the final product/performance? 3. Will the answer require in-depth content inquiry? 4. Does it relate to a real world problem, need, or opportunity? Content Uncoverage www.openingpaths.org
  • 4. How do math calculations help us in the real world? What December party proposal would be the most fun and cheap? www.openingpaths.org Content Uncoverage
  • 5. What US policies and/or laws from the 1930s to 1960s effected US domestically and internationally? How can we influence social justice locally, nationally, or globally? Content Uncoverage www.openingpaths.org
  • 7. DQ Deconstructed Deep inquiry into Content www.openingpaths.org
  • 8. Concepts Based DQs 1. Unpack from Outcomes: 1-2 key concepts 2. Choose a universal theme 3. Understand that… (include key concept(s) + universal theme) 4. Turn into a question. 5. Rewrite into Student-Friendly language. www.openingpaths.org
  • 9. Big Ideas/Universal Truths From Jay McTighe: Abundance/Scarcity Acceptance/Rejection Adaptation Aging/Maturity Balance Change/Continuity Challenge Communities Connections www.openingpaths.org Conflict Continuity Cooperation Courage Culture Cycles Defense/Protection Discovery Diversity
  • 10. Understand that… Conflict and compromise clarify our values based on our choices. Understand that… Authors use voice to create interesting communications to sway or inspire a community. www.openingpaths.org
  • 11. History/Government Understand that… Conflict and compromise clarify our values based on our choices. Draft Question How do our values help us decide when to take a stand in spite of great consequences to our comfortable living? Driving Question How best could I advocate for an issue in my community, to provide influence or aid? www.openingpaths.org
  • 12. English Understand that… Authors use voice to create interesting communications to sway or inspire a community. Draft Question How does author voice capture our interests and desire to know more? Driving Question How can I support a social/community cause through my (written) words? www.openingpaths.org
  • 14. roject-based Learning John McCarthy, Ed.S. Opening Paths Twitter @Jmccarthyeds jmccarthy@openingpaths.org Blog Article: http://openingpaths.org/2014/01/concept-based-driving-questions www.openingpaths.org