What is PBI Global?Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global is a collaborative, inquiry-based instructional strategy that connects students internationally through interdisciplinary inquiry projects that require students to ask compelling questions, gather & analyze sources, creatively synthesize claims & evidences, critically evaluate & revise, and share, publish & act.
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Spires, H.A., Kerkhoff, S., Graham, A. & Lee, J. (2014). Relating inquiry to disciplinary literacy: A pedagogical approach. Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Raleigh, NC: NC State University.
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About the Student Summit
When: May 28 - May 30, 2018
Where: Suzhou North America High School in Suzhou, China
Theme: A World on the Move: Migrants and Refugees
Common Read: In The Sea There Are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda
Students work collaboratively across time, space, and culture to investigate topics relating to the global refugee crisis and evolving migratory trends. Their research culminates in the inaugural PBI Global Summit Showcase, being held at Suzhou North America High School on May 30, 2018, at which cross-cultural student teams will present their research findings and multimodal products.
Where: Suzhou North America High School in Suzhou, China
Theme: A World on the Move: Migrants and Refugees
Common Read: In The Sea There Are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda
Students work collaboratively across time, space, and culture to investigate topics relating to the global refugee crisis and evolving migratory trends. Their research culminates in the inaugural PBI Global Summit Showcase, being held at Suzhou North America High School on May 30, 2018, at which cross-cultural student teams will present their research findings and multimodal products.
Purpose
The purpose of the PBI Global Summit 2018 is to bring together students from SNA and Wake STEM Early College High School onsite at SNA to conduct a PBI Global on one of the global issues targeted by the United Nations.
Rationale
As our world become increasingly interconnected and complex, global challenges need to be addressed through multinational efforts. Students participating in the inaugural PBI Global Summit 2018 will have the opportunity to use inquiry-based learning practices to develop solutions to a pressing global issue in multicultural, collaborative teams, modeling a way forward for the world at-large.
The purpose of the PBI Global Summit 2018 is to bring together students from SNA and Wake STEM Early College High School onsite at SNA to conduct a PBI Global on one of the global issues targeted by the United Nations.
Rationale
As our world become increasingly interconnected and complex, global challenges need to be addressed through multinational efforts. Students participating in the inaugural PBI Global Summit 2018 will have the opportunity to use inquiry-based learning practices to develop solutions to a pressing global issue in multicultural, collaborative teams, modeling a way forward for the world at-large.
PBI Global Student Summit Design Team:
Dr. Hiller A. Spires, Professor, NC State University, hiller_spires@ncsu.edu
Erin Lyjak, Research Associate, NC State University, eelyjak@ncsu.edu
Marie Himes, Research Associate, NC State University, mphimes@ncsu.edu
David Schwenker, Principal, Wake STEM Early College, dsschwen@ncsu.edu
Nicholas Fortune, Doctoral Student, NC State University, ncfortun@ncsu.edu
Casey Medlock Paul, Doctoral Student, NC State University, cmmedloc@ncsu.edu
Andrea Gambino, Teacher, Wake STEM Early College High School, agambino@wcpss.net
Evelyn Baldwin, Wake STEM Early College High School, elbaldwi@ncsu.edu
Erin Lyjak, Research Associate, NC State University, eelyjak@ncsu.edu
Marie Himes, Research Associate, NC State University, mphimes@ncsu.edu
David Schwenker, Principal, Wake STEM Early College, dsschwen@ncsu.edu
Nicholas Fortune, Doctoral Student, NC State University, ncfortun@ncsu.edu
Casey Medlock Paul, Doctoral Student, NC State University, cmmedloc@ncsu.edu
Andrea Gambino, Teacher, Wake STEM Early College High School, agambino@wcpss.net
Evelyn Baldwin, Wake STEM Early College High School, elbaldwi@ncsu.edu
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