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Delivering a 21 st C. Education

Delivering a 21 st C. Education. The Case for Project-Based Learning. The Need for Fundamental Change. “You can’t just sprinkle 21 st century skills on the 20 th century donut. It requires a fundamental re-conception of what we are doing.”

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Delivering a 21 st C. Education

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  1. Delivering a 21st C. Education The Case for Project-Based Learning

  2. The Need for Fundamental Change. “You can’t just sprinkle 21st century skills on the 20th century donut. It requires a fundamental re-conception of what we are doing.” Christopher Dede, Harvard Graduate School of Education.

  3. What Changes? • A focus on both core knowledge and the essential capacities • An emphasis on depth over breadth • The delivery mechanisms • The roles of students and teacher • A climate of collaboration, risk-taking, and shared learning

  4. PBL Characteristics: • High Level of Challenge • Real and Relevant Problems • Teamwork and Collaboration • Multi-Disciplinary • Integration and Application of Knowledge • Public Presentation • Developmentally Appropriate

  5. 6th Grade Writing Project

  6. Senior Project: The Sea Glider

  7. Cross-Cultural Collaboration:8th Grade Wolf and Condor Project

  8. 11th Grade Statistics Project: Math, Science, Arts, and Tech Collaboration

  9. Why it works. • Student engagement in learning • Complex, multi-disciplinary, and real • Requires critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and various forms of complex communication • Integrates knowledge across disciplines • Encourages student voice and choice • Aligns with recent research on cognitive development.

  10. What Students Say: In interviews with approximately 600 graduating seniors, 95% identified an extremely demanding academic project(not class) and/or physical or cultural challenge as their most transformative educational experience. Source: Orvis, current, ongoing research project

  11. 9th Grade Project: The Journal of Advanced Algebra Driving Question: How can you mathematically model an activity you enjoy? • Collect and analyze data • Graph your findings • Develop, if possible, a function to demonstrate the data. • Write a paper to explain your methods and demonstrate your findings.

  12. Most preferred ways to learn

  13. What teachers say: “Project-based learning is hard, it’s messy, it leaves you vulnerable, but once you try it, you’ll never go back because the learning is so authentic and profound.” Source: Orvis: A synthesis of comments from 25 teachers interviewed during December, 2010, as part of an ongoing research project.

  14. Resources • http://www.nais.org/files/PDFs/NAISCOASchools.pdf • http://davidwarlick.com/2cents • http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com • http://anne.teachesme.com • http://vrd.askvrd.org • http://emissary.wm.edu • http://learnweb.harvard.edu.alps • www.ubdexchange.org • www.bie.org

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