Project based learning

Project based learning

Question # 1 What real world problem do you want to work on?

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300 http://www.eco-business.com/opinion/why-it-pays-to-find-your-companys-global-purpose/

Solving concrete, hands-on, real-world problems is satisfying and motivating for students.

https://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-student-motivation https://www.edutopia.org/stw-project-based-learning-best-practices-new-tech-research

Example

Healthy living project.

https://www.hightechhigh.org/hte/project/healthy-me-project/

Example

Clean neighbourhoods project

Inspired by http://www.clean-up-day.ch/ https://www.edutopia.org/video/real-world-connections-keys-pbl-series-1

Example

Natural disaster project

Inspired by http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v7n2/aghayan.html http://projectapproach.org/project-examples/pre-k-kindergarten/

Question # 2 How will students find answers to solve the problems?

A team searched for answers to the problem  in books and articles,  on websites.  by doing observations in relevant places.  by talking to teachers and experts.

Adapted from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/sept10/vol68/num01/Seven_Essentials_for_Project-Based_Learning.aspx

Some students wanted to redesign an underutilized courtyard space on a school campus.

What did they do:  They drafted, revised and presented their ideas in formal presentations to their classmates.  They met with architects, who shared their own plans and took student suggestions. https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/project-based-learning/

Experts from the local community such as scientists, politicans or business leaders can  be involved in the design of project-based experiences,  mentor students throughout the process,  participate on panels that review and evaluate the final projects in collaboration with teachers. http://edglossary.org/project-based-learning/

Question # 3 On which social media will you share results of your work?

Problem based learning helps students realize that their work has the potential to move and even change the hearts and minds of others, for example when people watch their video on YouTube.

http://www.bie.org/blog/knowledge_discovered_knowledge_received_the_case_for_pbl