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Project Based Learning. PBL. What is PBL?. PBL is a model for classrooms that emphasizes long-term , interdisciplinary and student-centered activities . You will conduct in-depth investigations of a real world environmental issue/concern.
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What is PBL? • PBL is a model for classrooms that emphasizes long-term, interdisciplinary and student-centered activities. • You will conduct in-depth investigations of a real world environmental issue/concern. • Students will be engaged and obtain a deeper knowledge of a subject area through inquiry, research, experimentation and/or the assistance of a community member. • You will explore, investigate, and construct new meaning from prior knowledge and from the information that is retrieved from multiple sources. • You will need to think critically and creatively. • You also need to obtain DATA and ANALYZE the data!!
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What to do first? • Beginning Inquiry Stage (Initiating and Planning) • Use prior background knowledge as a base to identify a topic area for new inquiry – examples will be provided. • Develop and refine inquiry questions • Need to develop specific inquiry questions (not too broad). • Plan the actual inquiry… • SMART goals (Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely). • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmOS3dj9h0s • Find the resources and information to support your inquiry question.
What you need to do after you have an Inquiry Questions • Ongoing Inquiry Stage (Performing and Recording, analyzing and interpreting) • Evaluate the information you find (validity, reliability) . • Conduct investigations into your inquiry question. • Use tools and techniques to gather, record and organize data. • Analyze data collected. • Evaluate the relevance and/or reliability of the data. • Interpret patterns and trends in the data. • Explain how the data supports or refutes the inquiry question. • Review and revise the plan for the inquiry.
How to conclude your Inquiry? • Concluding Inquiry Stage (Communication and Teamwork) • Use writing, media, and visual literacy to create a product that expresses your understanding of the content learned. • Use communication skills to share new understandings of a topic in a way that others can assess, view, and use. • Collaborate with others to exchange new ideas and new understandings. • Recognize and discuss the environmental, economic, and societal implications of the project – key component of the ENV621A course. • Use information and responsibly document sources accurately by avoiding plagiarism.
Where do you find your information? • There is a range of possible resources for studying environmental issues: • Print – books, magazines, newspapers, documents, etc.; • Visuals – maps, illustrations, photographs, charts, graphs; • Artifacts – concrete objects; • Individual and community – interviews, field work, community sites; • Multimedia – films, audio and video, television and radio, etc. • Communication technology – internet sites, blogs, e-mail, and social media.
Time to form groups… • Please get in groups of four-five people. • You have the option of working as an individual – this is a lot more work for you BUT it is something you are welcome to do! • You should be SMART about who you work with. Do they have the same interests? Can you work together? Will they be a good group worker? Can they put forward the amount of time and work necessary to complete our project?
What are some PBL Ideas? • Brainstorm… Look through your textbook and see if there are any ideas that seem interesting to you…. • 15 minutes…