PBL in a Day
Project Based Learning
~Ignacio "Nacho" Estrada
What is PBL?
Polleverywhere
Web Based - Submit responses at PollEv.com
What do we know? What do we need to know?
Read the 8 Essentials of Project Based Learning.
Create a wall - Share know and need to know.
http://padlet.com/The Main Course, Not Dessert?
With 21st Century Project Based Learning
Developing an Idea ~ Begin with the end in mind...
Your Community
Current Events
Real-World Problem
Your Content Standards
Your File Cabinet
Your Colleagues
Your Students
Online Project Libraries
- Twitter (search #PBL)
- PLN
https://www.teachingchannel.org/
https://www.challengebasedlearning.org/challenges
http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/PBLTools.html
http://www.21things4students.net/
Begin with the end in mind - look at standards and assessment.
Take your standards and put on different note cards, see which ones you can combine by tweaking.
What makes a project a good one?
Applying Math Skills to a Real-World Problem
Project-Based Learning at Clear View Charter Elem
Five-Year-Olds Pilot Their Own Project Learning
What's the Difference Between "Doing Projects" and Project Based Learning?
Writing a Driving Question
The Driving Question
Focus on a philosophical/debatable issue, or intriguing topic.
Specify a product to be created, a task to be done or problem to solve
Add a real-world role for students
Writing a Driving Question
Tubric - teachers and students can use the tubric to create their own Driving Questions for projects.
Name that Project
The 4th Amendment Project VS. Can Police Do That to Me?
The Local Geology Project VS. This Place Rocks!
The DNA Project VS. Blood and Gore All Over the Floor
Entry Event
Planning and Preparing
1. Start with a BANG! - The project launch shouldn't present answers but pose questions and open possibilities.
2. Avoid Death by Repetitive Presentations - Plan your project to enable students to vary their presentations and learn from each other's work.
3. Know When to Let Go - Let students struggle a little - the right amount builds character.
Guiding Inquiry
The steps after the Entry Event are generally the same for any project.
Present students with the Driving Question
Analyze the task(s) required in the project.
Identify resources that might help students gain the skills and knowledge they need — ask students to contribute ideas, but also tell them what they can expect to be provided by you.
Explain some of the details, either orally or on a handout, including due dates, grading, and routines.
Have students meet in their groups to start working on tasks.