Unprojects are a new approach to 21st century learning where students have freedom to determine how to demonstrate their mastery of course material. Rather than teachers being the sole creative force, students can choose tools like blogs, e-portfolios, videos or games to showcase what they've learned. The goal is to harness students' willingness to learn by giving them choice and flexibility to explore topics in a way that pushes the boundaries of traditional learning models.

1. Unprojects
A different way of 21st Century Learning

2. The Previous 3 journeys had a the teacher
as the dominant creative force.
Scribe Posts
E-Portfolios
Growing Posts

3. Use the previous 3 journeys to set the stage for real authentic
learning.

5. Unprojects set the students free
Original image: 'fall.free'
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by: Jonathan van Wunnik

6. Students determine their level of mastery

7. Some students will climb to the top of the mountain.

8. Most will attempt the climb.

9. Your students live in this world.

10. We need to use students to guide us instead of following us.

11. Unprojects lets students decide how to show learning.

12. Harness their willingness to learn new tools to push the envelope
of learning.

13. Don’t hold them back with rules

14. Set them free to explore and prove their knowledge

15. David Warlick Quote

16. http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2007/02/27/more-on-school-20/

21. http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/2007/02/27/more-on-school-20/

22. The video that started the wheels turning.

23. A Difference January 31, 2007

24. Darren’s Developing Expert Voices

25. spfractions my student’s first unprojects

26. spunproject07 the student’s second unprojects

27. How you can structure Unprojects.

28. Done at home

29. Not at school

30. Students need to show required subject knowledge

31. You need to be able to explain the math to your parents

32. Minimal work

33. Explaining the information in greater detail.

34. This is why it is an Unproject

35. Mash-up

36. Amplify their knowledge

37. Would you expect math students to
Sing

38. Make math movies

39. Create Games

40. Stretch their Learning

41. Sp Fractions

42. Subject Information

43. Songs

44. More songs

45. Create Games

46. Movies

48. spresent commented on their blog

50. spunproject
Second Attempt to get Unprojects off the ground

53. Less teacher involvement then before.

54. Found that the new tools that had been used in the first
unproject...

55. Spresent
63 slide quiz

56. Movies

57. Were now the tools of choice.

58. Participation

59. Increased

60. New levels of mastery are achieved

61. Less teacher involvement

62. Set Guidelines but let the students be free to choose ....
Anything

64. New tools are introduced

65. Students teach Teachers

66. Students teach students

67. All students achieve more than expected

68. Use of piczo to do something instead of nothing

70. Don’t hold your students back

71. Give them choice

73. Release the Hounds