map your pbl project
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Map YourProject
THE HANDS-ON PATH TO STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Project-based learning offers a path to deep, authentic learning that engages the whole student — head, hands and heart.
STARTSTART
Click through the slides to chart your journey through an entire project unit, from initial research through formative assessment.
Learn the PBL basics before jumping in.
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FOCUS ONDIGITALAGE SKILLS
A well-designed project keeps learning objectives front and center.
Click on the icon to find out how to address digital age skills, learning dispositions and content standards.
The genesis of PBL can be traced back to Confucius, Aristotle and Socrates.
DO YOUR RESEARCH
KEY INTOSTUDENT PASSIONS Students are most engaged when they’re doing something that matters to them.
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FIND APROJECT IDEA
Now the real fun starts!
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PBL enhances higher-order thinking and problem solving skills.
PBL improves test scores, attendance and engagement.
CHOOSE YOUR TOOLSDigital tools, from apps and websites to hardware and software, give students a variety of ways to research, collaborate, create and share their learning.
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ASK A DRIVINGQUESTIONHelp your students anchor their projects to real-world results with insightful questions.
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? PBL boosts educators’ confidence in their teaching.
Teachers in PBL-centered classrooms report an improved school climate.
PRACTICEPROJECTMANAGEMENTProject management is an important skill set for career and life.
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Formative assessment offers an authentic way to evaluate and guide student learning in action.
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PBL enhances collaboration among both students and teachers.
EVALUATEALONG THE WAY
INSPIRE APROJECT SPIRALEncourage students to keep their passions alive by continuing their projects after the unit is over.
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PBL increases long-term retention of content.
PBL improves students’ attitudes toward learning.
… or head to the finish!
Real-world projects combine hands-on skills development and content knowledge to deliver a research-backed pathway to deep learning.
Click on Finish to find out what really makes PBL so effective.
DESTINATION:ENGAGED LEARNING!
SOURCESReinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age, Second edition, by Suzie Boss and Jane Krauss; Buck Institute for Education; George Lucas Educational Foundation; Autodesk Foundation; Johnson, Johnson & Stanne, 2000; Springer, Stanne & Donovan, 1997; Terenzini, Cabrera, Colbeck, Parente & Bjorklund, 2001; Johnson & Johnson, 2009; Slavin, 1996; Strobel & van Barneveld, 2009; Walker & Leary, 2009.
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