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Project Based Learning. October 14, 2011 Dianne Matheis dianne.matheis@evsc.k12.in.us PBL for Student Learning. KWL – Needs to knows. What do you know?. What do you need to know?. What is PBL?. PBL v. DOING PROJECT.
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Project Based Learning October 14, 2011 Dianne Matheis dianne.matheis@evsc.k12.in.us PBL for Student Learning
KWL – Needs to knows • What do you know? • What do you need to know?
PBL v. DOING PROJECT Doing Projects: teacher lectures, do worksheets, take test, and then do a project • Know/ Need to Know PBL: Students are pulled through the curriculum by a driving question or realistic problem that provides a “need to know” about the material. Lectures and readings are integrated into the problem as the students need the information.
Begin with the end in Mind • Backward design Develop an idea • Work from current events • Problem that affects the students, school or community Select standards • Choose one or Two Select 21st century skill • Choose one or Two Decide the scope of the project • decide the audience Incorporate Simultaneous Outcomes • Scaffolding • Skills • Habits of mind
Driving questions should challenge student and sustain their interests. Driving questions are open-ended. Driving questions go to the heart of a topic. Driving questions are challenging. Driving question can arise from real-world dilemmas. Driving questions are consistent with curricular standards and framework. Craft the Driving Question
Develop rubrics for content standard Map the project on a calendar Create the groups Develop scaffolding ideas Create entry document Create group contracts Create an engaging the project launch Planningandpreparing
Open ended activities Promote higher level thinking Actively involve the students in the learning process Be tied to the overall objectives of the project Student errors may occur but with teacher or peer feedback, students gain knowledge Team leader learns from teacher, then teaches group members Scaffolding
Entry Document Project Rubrics Create Groups Discuss and decide classroom norms Exchange group information Sign Group contacts Project Kickoff
Your role will be a coach/project manager Reinforce the driving question Revisit the knows and need to knows Communicate expectations by checking the group’s benchmarks Review project checklist of completed tasks with each group Update project plan to make adjustments as needed Managing the project
Students present to a panel of experts or a group of people Students reflect and analyze the outcome of project Whole class debriefing Critical friends to each other Student and teacher create a self evaluation Presentation & reflection