+ learning in action! copyright © 2003 the george lucas educational foundation
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Learning In Action!
Copyright © 2003 The George Lucas Educational Foundation
+Obstacles
“The biggest obstacle
to school change
is our memories.”
-- Dr. Allen Glenn
+Excerpts from Edutopia
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.
+KNOW YOUR NEEDS
Gather information from ASK tests and any other tests you have been using to track their skills.
KNOW the needs of your students.
Apply PBL.
+ How Does Project-Based Learning Work?
Question
Plan
Schedule
Monitor
Assess
Evaluate
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What Does PBL Look Like?
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+Questio
nStart with the Essential 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.
“ They enjoyed the opportunities to evaluate each other by following rubrics based on guidelines they helped develop.”
+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.
+Let’s Begin
Think BIG!
The Question
is the Answer!
What is the Question?
+Activities
BIE SITE
Discuss which of the projects you just read about ‘grabbed’ your attention. Why?
What ideas do you have for a project? What question will you ask your students?
+ Activities
Record your ideas.
Record questions that will launch project-based learning.
Choose one of your questions. Brainstorm with your colleagues. Create a concept map.
What content standards will be addressed? What subjects can be woven into the process?
+The difference!
APPLES or APPLES?
+Eight Features of Project-Based Learning
1) MEANING
+Eight Features of Project-Based Learning
2)INQUIRY
+Eight Features of Project-Based Learning
3) CONTENT
+Eight Features of Project-Based Learning
4) COMMUNITY
+Eight Features of Project-Based Learning
5) AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE
+Eight Features of Project-Based Learning
6)ACCOMPLISHMENTS
+Eight Features of Project-Based Learning
7) REFLECTION
+Eight Features of Project-Based Learning
8) PRODUCT
+Eight Features of Project-Based Learning
From: “Project-Based Learning: A strategy for Teaching and Learning”
Center for Youth Development and Education - Boston
+ Conventional Project-Based
Teacher-centered Student-centered
Teacher-directed Self-directed
Listen, memorize, repeat Discover, apply, present
Independence Collaboration
Teacher decision making Students and teacher decision making
Knowledge of facts, terms, content
21st Century Skills
Direct instruction Varied instructional strategies
Short, isolated lessons with predetermined answers
Long-term investigations
Standards-based Standards-based
Assessment tests Ongoing Assessment
School-based activities Real-world connections
Quizzes and tests Reflection
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+Applying Appropriate Technology
Let the students be YOUR guide.
They learn by DOING, EXPLORING, and PLAYING.
+WHAT ABOUT CONTROL?
PBL is HERE
Plan ahead
Be flexible, problems will crop up that we cannot anticipate- we have to turn them into teachable moments.
+Web 2.0 tools
+Needs
Look to your scores…
What are your needs?
What PBL will address those needs?
What tech tools support PBL AND those needs?
+Accountability
Core standards met?
Projects completed?
+10 Takeaway Tips for Project-Based Learning
1. Begin with the End in Mind
2. Make a Tough Topic Fun
3. Focus on Standards -- But Not Too Many
4. Start Small When You're New
+10 Takeaway Tips for Project-Based Learning cont…5. Test-Drive the Final Product
Before Starting the Project
6. Start Your Project with an "Entry Event”
7. Keep Students in the Loop
8. Set Clear Deadlines -- But Allow for Some Flexibility
+10 Takeaway Tips for Project-Based Learning cont…9. Create a Balanced Assessment Plan
10. Conclude Projects with a
Bang!
+ReferencesEdutopia: Success Stories for Learning in the Di
gital AgeThe George Lucas Educational FoundationJossey-Bass, Copyright © 2002
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