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Engaging Students with project Based Learning

Facilitated By : Jessica Kapanka

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Learning Outcomes

Learn the key components of PBL and how to implement PBL in your classroom. See the power of authentic tasks centered on a driving question to captivate students and make them active participants in their learning process.

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Information is everywhere! We need to help students become thinkers

of information.

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What is PBL?

"Project Based Learning is a systematic teaching method that engages students in learning important knowledge and 21st century skills through an extended, student-influenced inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and learning tasks.”

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21st Century Learner

PBL is a vehicle for using the UDL concepts in your classroom.

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Project Based Learning

*Emphasizes real world problems

*Boosts STEM learning

-New science standards

*Builds a sense of community

*Increases engagement

*Is dynamic

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PBL is a teaching method...

*Involves developing Relationships

* Is Rigorous

* Is Relevant

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PBL is NOT...

*Activities tied together

*Theme, concept, time period, etc.

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PBL is...

*Learning experiences and tasks

* Guides students in inquiry

*Answering a central question, problem, or meeting a

challenge

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PBL is NOT...

* “Making something”

* “Hands-on learning”

* “Doing an activity”

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PBL Is ...

*work that involves intellectually

challenging tasks

* Products focused on research,

reading, writing, discussion, and oral

presentation

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Article Jigsaw

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7 Essential Design Project Elements

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Start with a challenging Question or Problem

This is the “thesis” of the project.

How did the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag impact history?

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Sustained Inquiry

Inquiry is a process and way of thinking that involves asking questions, digging for answers, asking new questions, and finding supporting evidence for your conclusions.

A project requires students to engage in inquiry.

By “inquiry” we don’t just mean researching something.

Inquiry is a process and way of thinking that involves asking questions, digging for answers, asking new questions, and finding supporting evidence for your conclusions.

We often think of inquiry in terms of science experiments or investigations, or research papers in a history class.

But any project can be thought of as inquiry.

For example, creating a mural requires inquiry: What’s the best location? What materials should we use? What are the most appropriate images?

Or, designing a website: What does the client need? Who do we want to visit the site? How can we make it work well for those visitors?

A project also requires innovation: Students create something new in PBL. They aren’t just reproducing an answer to a question or solution to a problem that’s been provided by the teacher. They’re not building something from a kit. They’re not just following directions to re-create a product someone else designed.

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Authenticity

Make sure the learning or task has “real world” connections. Authenticity increases student motivation and learning.

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Student Voice and choice

Having a say in a project creates a sense of ownership for students.

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Reflection

“We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” - John Dewey

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Critique and Revision

Students should be taught how to give and receive constructive peer feedback that will

improve project processes and products, guided by rubrics, models, and formal

feedback/critique protocols.

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Public Product

A “product” in PBL can be a tangible, media, or digital artifact, a presentation about the solution to a problem or answer to a driving question, or a performance or event.

There are several reasons why a project should include a presentation to some sort of audience.

It requires students to think of their audience: who are we creating products for, who are we speaking to, and what does this audience need?

It gives students the chance to demonstrate that they have built skills and gained knowledge, and are offering up their work as proof.

It culminates the project with a bang. A big project should have a big finish after all the work.

It motivates students to do high-quality work if they know they have to stand in front of an audience.

It allows for assessment of 21st century skills such as communication and use of media.

It shows the world -- other students, parents, administrators, business and community members -- what your students can do (and how they can dress up!). It impresses people and includes them in a celebration of work well done.

A presentation might be a formal oral presentation, or it could be a showing of student work, or a performance like a debate, a speech, a play, or a piece of music.

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2nd grade PBL - Nonfiction Reading, Writing, Social Studies

Driving Question - How did the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag impact history?

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Entry Event

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My Planner

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My Planner

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Our PBL Journey

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Where Do I Start?

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My PBL Works Website

Place your screenshot here

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Project Planner

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7 Essential Elements Checklist

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Rubrics to use

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Resources to Help you

PBL Works

PBLworks.org

Article - What the Heck is PBL?

Article Link

PBL Starter Kit-

Elementary

Middle/High School

Article - Gold Standard PBL

Article Link

Edutopia

PBL Resources

Getting Started with PBL

Lots of Resources

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Resources to Help you

PBL Superhighway

45 Links

High School PBL

Video Link

Project Based Learning Webinar

Wonderopolis

2nd Grade PBL

Galileo PBL Projects

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thanks!

Any questions?

You can find me at

@mrskapanka

jessica.kapanka@fraserk12.org