Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning
Essential elements
of project-based learning
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Project-Based Learning
In response to a driving question, students create authentic products and presentations that are then delivered to a public audience.
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Project-Based Learning
Example: Students try to save the nation from an economic crisis
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Project-Based Learning
Example: Collaborative groups work to develop a new sport to be played on the moon.
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Project-Based Learning
Example: Teams build a museum exhibit that captures the experiences of minority groups in the 1930s.
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Project-Based Learning Questions
Does the project focus on key knowledge and understanding?
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Project-Based Learning Questions
Does the project develop Success Skills?
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Project-Based Learning Questions
Does the project challenge students with sustained inquiry?
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Project-Based Learning Questions
Does the project organize tasks around a challenging problem or question?
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Project-Based Learning Questions
Does the project establish authenticity?
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Project-Based Learning Questions
Does the project encourage student voice and choice?
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PBL Questions
Does the project incorporate critique and revision?
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Project-Based Learning Questions
Does the project include a public product?
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Project-Based Learning
Essential elements
of project-based learning
http://www.bie.org