Bringing THE Bringing THE REAL WORLD REAL WORLD

into our into our classrooms!classrooms!

PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS!!!!PROBLEMS!!!!

What is PBL?What is PBL?

• http://www.edutopia.org/project-learning-introduction-video

• Moving from : Listen to different sounds. Make a graph. Identify features of common sounds that are disturbing to the ear.

• To: Identify five sound pollutions in the community. Form task forces to study the problems and recommend solutions.

Driving QuestionsDriving Questions

• The "Project Based Learning Handbook" has some great tips for developing driving questions with the guidelines below:

• Driving Questions are Provocative • Driving Questions are Open Ended • Driving Questions go to the heart of a discipline or topic • Driving Questions are challenging • Driving Questions can arise from real world dilemmas that

students find interesting • Driving Questions are consistent with standards

(Objectives)

• http://www.pbl-online.org/driving_question/dqexplore/dqexplore1.html

PBL’s Include the following Essential Components:PBL’s Include the following Essential Components:

• 1. A "driving question" that is anchored in a real-world problem and ideally uses multiple content areas

• 2. Opportunities for students to make active investigations that enable them to learn concepts, apply information, and represent their knowledge in a variety of ways

• 3. Collaboration among students, teachers, and others in the community so that knowledge can be shared and distributed between the members of the "learning community"

• 4. The use of cognitive tools in learning environments that support students in the representation of their ideas: cognitive tools such as computer-based laboratories, hypermedia, graphing applications, and telecommunications (Blumenfeld et al., 1991).

• http://abpc.wikispaces.com/file/view/guidelinesPBL.doc

Possible ProductsPossible Products• Write a proposal Invent a device• Develop a plan Debate an issue• Design a website Produce a play• Publish a magazine Build a model• Create art• Recommend a solution• Conduct a Campaign• Create a multimedia presentation

Entry Event – engages students and Entry Event – engages students and gives reason for inquiregives reason for inquire

• Field trip• Guest speaker• Video/Website• Lively discussion• Puzzling problem• Simulation or activity• Song, poem, art, etc….

How do I evaluate my PBL?How do I evaluate my PBL?* Assessment helps teachers develop more complex

relationships with their students...

* Assessment helps students answer the questions "Am I getting it?" and "How am I doing?"...

* Assessment can help make content connections clear...* Assessment engages students directly in the evaluation of

their own work...* Assessment helps teachers plan their next steps...* Assessment helps students plan their projects...

 RubricsThe most common assessment and evaluation tools used for collaborative learning are web-based rubrics.

• Generic Rubrics can be found at the following site:

http://www.bie.org/files/BIE_PBLrubrics.pdf

PBL ExamplesPBL Examples

http://www.bie.org/index.php/site/PBL/resources/Project_Examples

http://college.cengage.com/education/pbl/project/project.html

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/pbl.html

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/pbl.html

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/index_sci.html

http://www.wested.org/pblnet/other_gp.html

http://www.envisionprojects.org/cs/envision/print/docs/743http://www.techlearning.com/article/1640

http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/projects/projects.html#other-current

Want more info? See power point: http://www.slideshare.net/internationaled/p-b-l-for-the21st-century

AlternativesAlternatives

• RAFT-ROLE, FORMAT AUDIENCE TOPIC

• http://www.readingquest.org/strat/raft.html

• Easy RAFTS-http://www.writingfix.com/WAC/Writing_Across_Curriculum_RAFTS_Math.htm