What+is+Project+Based+Learning?


 * What is Project-Based Learning? **

//Let’s look at the components //



** Content **  //Compelling I////deas//  Problems presented in their full complexity Students discover interdisciplinary connections between ideas Students struggle with ambiguity, complexity, and unpredictability Real-world situations which engage students’ interest ** Conditions **  // student autonomy // Students simulate the professional work of the scholar, researcher, engineer, reporter, planner, manager, and other practitioners. Students take part in a community of inquiry and pursue work in a social context. Students direct their own work and take control over their own learning. Students are called upon to exhibit task/time management behaviors both individually and as part of the group. Students simulate the professional work of the scholar, researcher, engineer, reporter, planner, manager, and other practitioners. Activities  // investigative / engaging // Students conduct multi-faceted investigations for extended periods of time. Students encounter obstacles, seek resources, and solve problems in response to an overall challenge. Students use authentic tools. Students get feedback about the worth of their ideas. Results  // Real // // World // //Resul////ts// Students generate complex intellectual products that demonstrate their learning. Students participate in their own assessment. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,'sans-serif'; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">Students are held accountable for their work and actively choose how they will demonstrate learning. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,'sans-serif'; font-size: 130%; text-align: center;">Students exhibit growth in frequently neglected areas important for real-world competence.

// Four Reasons to Use Project Based Learning in your Class //
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,'sans-serif'; font-size: 150%;">In depth focus on central ideas and salient issues
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,'sans-serif'; font-size: 150%;">Search for answers and solve problems
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,'sans-serif'; font-size: 150%;">Collaboration and self-directed learning
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,'sans-serif'; font-size: 150%;">Develop and integrate skills into lifelong learning habits

//<span style="color: #e84b02; font-family: Arial,'sans-serif'; font-size: 200%;">Tell me and I'll forget. // //<span style="color: #e84b02; font-family: Arial,'sans-serif'; font-size: 200%;">Show me, and I may not remember. // //<span style="color: #e84b02; font-family: Arial,'sans-serif'; font-size: 200%;">Involve me, and I'll understand. //

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