Project Unpacking:
Fintastic 1st Grade Shark Mission
A story of collaboration, creation, and community
Start
Welcome
The Unpacking Team
Jamelle Jones First Grade HTe North County
Rosemarie Biocarles-Rydeen Professional Learning Designer HTH GSE
What structures and routines are present in a transformative project?
Our Essential Question
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Exhibition
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Grade Level Skills/Content
How might we help our community?
Community Partnerships
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Interests
Community Commitments
Recognize expertise in ourselves and others
Be present and take care of yourself
Embrace play and the possibility of joy
Develop understanding together
Step into a brave space
D.P.C.
Create
Play
Dream
- a piece inspired by your favorite person, place, thing
- Favorite Person
- Favorite Place
- Favorite Thing
Enter
https://view.genially.com/68e78f0cd65af289ca87b51a/presentation-playroom
03:00
Any struggles? Challenges? How did you work through them?
Share your Creations
- With a partner, share your story!
- Who/what did you dream up?
- Who/what were you inspired by?
- What tool did you play with in the playroom?
Before my creation I felt ___. After my creation I feel _______.
HTH & Project Based Learning
Our Approach to Deeper Learning
Project Inspiration
Where do project ideas come from?
fintastic first grade shark mission
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Consider Your project idea
03:00
Refine an existing project
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Manifest a WILD idea that seems unreachable
Untapped potential in a community partner or passion that is coming from your community
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
A call to action
What organizations and individuals will enhance our learning experience?
fintastic first grade shark mission
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Shared Experience
Shared experiences allow for all students to have an entry point to the content.
What organizations and individuals will collaborate and enhance our learning experience?
Community Partners/ Fieldwork
What organizations and individuals will enhance our learning experience? How might we engage students in the collaboration?
Consider Your Community Partners
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
03:00
How can our project live on and inspire others?
What will we need to learn and practice in order to engage in the project?
fintastic first grade shark mission
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Math and Science
SEL
ELA
VAPA
"We want to go out and touch stuff, feel stuff, and make stuff."
- Fiona, age 9
Process for creating products
How and when will we have opportunities for feedback and refinement throughout the project?
Consider your core content & products
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
05:00
How can our project live on and inspire others?
How, where, and with whom will we celebrate and share our learning?
fintastic first grade shark mission
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Exhibition
Consider Your exhibition
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
03:00
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Reflections
Upcoming Events at HTH GSE
PBL in Action: Elementary
Experience the power of project-based learning through the lens of a learner! Join us for PBL in Action: Everybody Needs a Rock April 22-24, 2026 High Tech High Graduate School of Education San Diego, California CODE: MorePBL26
Thank you!
We see you. We hear you. We learn with you.
- Non-fiction text,
- text features,
- research
- writing,
- domain specific vocabulary
- Collaboration,
- Group work,
- collaboratioin,
- empathy building,
- shark advocates
Jamelle Jones
- founding faculty at HTeNC (opened in 2013)
- First Grade Teacher
- Loves all things music and technology
- Makes WILD ideas a REALITY
- With children and adults, likes to ...
- Shark anatomy,
- diet,
- classification, types of sharks
- physical characteristics
At HTH, children are seen as co-designers, collaborators, innovators, and intellecutal thinkers in our community. We respect their work by giving them plenty of opportunities to explore through play, investigation, and social interaction.
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Project Unpacking:
Fintastic 1st Grade Shark Mission
A story of collaboration, creation, and community
Start
Welcome
The Unpacking Team
Jamelle Jones First Grade HTe North County
Rosemarie Biocarles-Rydeen Professional Learning Designer HTH GSE
What structures and routines are present in a transformative project?
Our Essential Question
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Exhibition
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Grade Level Skills/Content
How might we help our community?
Community Partnerships
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Interests
Community Commitments
Recognize expertise in ourselves and others
Be present and take care of yourself
Embrace play and the possibility of joy
Develop understanding together
Step into a brave space
D.P.C.
Create
Play
Dream
Enter
https://view.genially.com/68e78f0cd65af289ca87b51a/presentation-playroom
03:00
Any struggles? Challenges? How did you work through them?
Share your Creations
Before my creation I felt ___. After my creation I feel _______.
HTH & Project Based Learning
Our Approach to Deeper Learning
Project Inspiration
Where do project ideas come from?
fintastic first grade shark mission
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Consider Your project idea
03:00
Refine an existing project
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Manifest a WILD idea that seems unreachable
Untapped potential in a community partner or passion that is coming from your community
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
A call to action
What organizations and individuals will enhance our learning experience?
fintastic first grade shark mission
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Shared Experience
Shared experiences allow for all students to have an entry point to the content.
What organizations and individuals will collaborate and enhance our learning experience?
Community Partners/ Fieldwork
What organizations and individuals will enhance our learning experience? How might we engage students in the collaboration?
Consider Your Community Partners
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
03:00
How can our project live on and inspire others?
What will we need to learn and practice in order to engage in the project?
fintastic first grade shark mission
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Math and Science
SEL
ELA
VAPA
"We want to go out and touch stuff, feel stuff, and make stuff."
- Fiona, age 9
Process for creating products
How and when will we have opportunities for feedback and refinement throughout the project?
Consider your core content & products
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
05:00
How can our project live on and inspire others?
How, where, and with whom will we celebrate and share our learning?
fintastic first grade shark mission
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Exhibition
Consider Your exhibition
Community Interests
What are our classroom skills and interests?
Community Partnerships
How might we help our community?
Grade Level Skills/Content
03:00
What grade level content and skills can be applied?
Wonder, Excitement, Risk
Where is there opportunity for wonder, excitement, and risk?
Exhibition
How can our project live on and inspire others?
Reflections
Upcoming Events at HTH GSE
PBL in Action: Elementary
Experience the power of project-based learning through the lens of a learner! Join us for PBL in Action: Everybody Needs a Rock April 22-24, 2026 High Tech High Graduate School of Education San Diego, California CODE: MorePBL26
Thank you!
We see you. We hear you. We learn with you.
Jamelle Jones
At HTH, children are seen as co-designers, collaborators, innovators, and intellecutal thinkers in our community. We respect their work by giving them plenty of opportunities to explore through play, investigation, and social interaction.