Project-Based Learning

Learning

In

Action!

PBL Presentation 09-22-15

Obstacles

“The biggest obstacle

to school change

is our memories.”

-- Dr. Allen Glenn

Facts About Project Based Learning

Creating schools for the 21st Century requires less time looking in the rearview mirror and more vision anticipating the road ahead.

Teaching has been an activity undertaken behind closed doors between moderately consenting participants.

Technology enables students, teachers, and administrators to reach out beyond the school building.

Innovative classrooms are not defined by fixed places but by their spirit of curiosity and collaboration among students, teachers, and others in a true learning community.

Change

“We must be

the change

we want to see

in the world.”

-- Mahatma Gandhi

Project-Based Learning (PBL)

What is Project-Based Learning?

PBL is curriculum fueled and standards based.

PBL asks a question or poses a problem that ALL students can answer. Concrete, hands-on experiences come together during project-based learning.

PBL allows students to investigate issues and topics in real-world problems.

PBL fosters abstract, intellectual tasks to explore complex issues.

How Does Project-Based Learning Work?

Question

Plan

Schedule

Monitor

Assess

Evaluate

Question

Start with the Driving Question.

Take a real-world topic and

begin an in-depth investigation.

Make sure it is relevant for your

students.

Plan

Plan which content standards will be

addressed while answering the question.

Involve students in the questioning, planning,

and project-building process.

Teacher and students brainstorm activities that

support the inquiry.

Schedule

Teacher and students design a timeline for

project components.

Set benchmarks.

Keep it simple and age-appropriate.

Monitor

Facilitate the process.

Mentor the process.

Utilize rubrics.

Assess

Make the assessment authentic.

Know authentic assessment will require

more time and effort from the teacher.

Vary the type of assessment used.

Evaluate Take time to reflect, individually and as

a group.

Share feelings and experiences.

Discuss what worked well.

Discuss what needs change.

Share ideas that will lead to new

inquiries, thus new projects.

Begin With the Question

K- Based on what we know about rules and laws, what rules

and consequences should be implemented in our classroom?

1- How can we as meteorologists, inform the community on how to stay safe in different types of weather?

2- How can we, as consumers, be financially

responsible with our energy use?

3-How can we as environmentalists reduce the

amount of trash we produce?

4- How can we, as time travelers, go back in time to assist Native Americans with their issues?

5- How can we, as zoologists, classify and describe unique and previously unknown animals found in our environment?

Activity

Watch “March of the Monarchs”

Which parts of the project you just

watched ‘grabbed’ your attention. Why?

What ideas do you have for a project?

What question would you ask your

students/children?

PBL In Action

References

The George Lucas Educational Foundation Web sitewww.edutopia.org

Why We Assess Students - And HowMcLean, James E. and Lockwood, Robert E.Corwin Press, Inc.

Learning By HeartBarth, Roland S.Jossey-Bass, Copyright © 2001