Project-Based Project-Based LearningLearning

Trish RowlandTrish Rowland

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Recipe for a Recipe for a Healthier Healthier Lifestyle Lifestyle

Six Steps taken to Plan this ProjectSix Steps taken to Plan this Project

1) Developed a nutritional topic based 1) Developed a nutritional topic based on our health and nutritional literacy on our health and nutritional literacy studies.studies.

2) Decided on a comprehensive final 2) Decided on a comprehensive final product that could be used by all product that could be used by all members of the classmembers of the class

3) Involved a Professional Organization 3) Involved a Professional Organization with a 6 week Nutritional classes from with a 6 week Nutritional classes from the UF Extension Programthe UF Extension Program

Six Steps taken to Plan this Project continued:Six Steps taken to Plan this Project continued:

4) Identified and organized major learning 4) Identified and organized major learning resources with UF Extension program, Winn resources with UF Extension program, Winn Dixie grant and other guest speakersDixie grant and other guest speakers

5) Coordinated time frames that included; 5) Coordinated time frames that included; breaking into groups, deciding on recipes, breaking into groups, deciding on recipes, researching how to cut the calories and fat researching how to cut the calories and fat intake, shopping and cookingintake, shopping and cooking

6) Project presentation – FIESTA! 6) Project presentation – FIESTA! Oral description of changes made to make Oral description of changes made to make

theirrecipes healthiertheirrecipes healthier

Recipe for a Recipe for a Healthier Healthier Lifestyle Lifestyle

End results and final End results and final products:products:

““The Fruits of Our Labor” – The Fruits of Our Labor” – FiestaFiesta

Video - Oral presentationsVideo - Oral presentations

In house publication –In house publication – Parent Power’s Healthy Parent Power’s Healthy

Latin Recipe Book Latin Recipe Book

Recipe for a Recipe for a Healthier Healthier Lifestyle Lifestyle

MOREMORE results and final products: results and final products:

Pre-K sculptured replica of mother’s Pre-K sculptured replica of mother’s recipesrecipes

Extended Parent group discussionsExtended Parent group discussions

Extended Academic lessonsExtended Academic lessons

Recipe for a Recipe for a Healthier Healthier Lifestyle Lifestyle

Assessment in Project Based Learning – The Assessment in Project Based Learning – The Project!Project!

Recipe for a Healthier Recipe for a Healthier Lifestyle Lifestyle

ABE/GED Can PBL!ABE/GED Can PBL!The Process The Process

Phase One - Choosing a TopicPhase One - Choosing a Topic

Phase Two – InvestigationPhase Two – Investigation

Phase Three – Culminating & Phase Three – Culminating & Debriefing EventsDebriefing EventsThe ResultsThe Results

Active and engaged studentsActive and engaged students

Relevant subject matterRelevant subject matter

Real Life ApplicationReal Life Application

Project-Based Project-Based LearningLearning

Trish RowlandTrish Rowlandtrish@sbidea.org

Delray Beach, FloridaDelray Beach, Florida