These are the slides from my Pecha Kucha presented at the world-record breaking TeachMeet held in Sydney on March 2nd.

5. HOOK

6. DRIVING
QUESTION

7. REAL-WORLD
PROBLEM

8. DQ: What makes a book a ‘good read’?
DQ: ‘Can people use their voices to bring about positive
change?’
DQ: How can I shape the way the world sees me?
DQ: How can we raise awareness In our local community
about a charity or cause we feel passionately about?
DQ: ‘Can Cyborgs Write Poetry?’
DQ: 'Can stories help young people in the 21st century
develop resilience?’
DQ: ‘What makes an individual powerful?’
DQ: ‘Why do emos write poetry?’
DQ: ‘How can we make a film for an online community to
change people's view on individuals and authority?’

9. ASSESSMENT

10. INVESTIGATIONS

11. PRODUCTS

12. REAL-WORLD
AUDIENCE

13. Product:
Anthology of short stories published as an eBook.
Book launch.
Product:
Blogging with American schools
Product:
Book trailer uploaded to YouTube
Product:
promotional posters, a documentary, a short film, a blog, a website, social media campaign
to raise awareness for cause/community
Product:
Own cyborg poem transformed into YouTube video
Product:
Enter into a promotional poster design competition.
Product:
Short film.
Product:
iTunes podcast
Product: Collection of protest poems published online: "Poems for the Silenced." Selected
poems published in OzTeacher magazine.

15. PROJECT
OUTLINES

16. STUDENT
VOICE
& CHOICE

19. creative

20. frustration of students lack of team-work skills from students
parents: is my child learning?
passive learners
resistance from students frustration with systems
lack of research skills in students

22. TAKE HOME: How can
using PBL empower
your students to
‘own’ their learning?