The 8 Elements Project-Based Learning Must Have If you’re contemplating using Project-Based Learning or are already trying out the latest craze to hit the modern classroom, you should know about this checklist. It details if you’re actually doing it correctly. For example, does your project focus on significant content, develop 21st century skills, and engage students in in-depth inquirty (just to name a few)? If not, you might want to reconsider your PBL approach. See Also: What Is Project-Based Learning? The checklist is by the PBL masters over at BIE and they’ve outlined 8 different ‘essential elements’ that must be present in a project in order for it to be considered PBL. These elements are actually useful for even more than PBL. What do you think about this PBL Checklist? Via TeachBytes and BIE.org
¿Que tal se llevan el ABP y el FC? Los que creemos en el modelo FC solemos ser también defensores de metodologías como el Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos o Problemas, en varias entradas (aquí puedes encontrar una buena selección), hemos hablado de este tipo de estrategias y hoy destacaremos algunas características de la relación entre FC y el ABP 1 . Contenido: videos cortos Ya hemos insistido en que no hace falta estar viendo horas y horas de contenido: de cinco a quince minutos podrían ser utilizados para reemplazar sesiones expositivas en el aula y “liberar tiempo” para trabajar el ABP . 2 . 3 . 4 . En definitiva, el ABP (problemas o proyectos), no solo se llevan bien, tienen una conexión lógica ya que el FC debe “rodearse” de técnicas, métodos y contextos que propicien que el alumno se convierta en el centro del aprendizaje y no en un mero espectador.
Project-Based Learning Research: Evidence-Based Components of Success What boosts PBL from a fun and engaging exercise to a rigorous and powerful real-world learning experience? Researchers have identified four key components that are critical to teaching successfully with PBL (Barron & Darling-Hammond, 2008; Ertmer & Simons, 2005; Mergendoller & Thomas, 2005; Hung, 2008). All of these play a role in the curriculum-design process. Schools That Work: Every student at Maine's King Middle School is issued a laptop to support the school-wide project-based learning (left). Carefully Calibrated Project Design In general, PBL projects begin by presenting a driving question, one that focuses on intended learning objectives, aligns with students' skills, and appeals to students' interests. If you are new to PBL, it's best to start with smaller projects that are already part of the curriculum (Ertmer & Simons, 2005). Define the Content. Structured Student Collaboration Two ingredients are critical for successful collaborative learning (Slavin, 1991):
Cómo generar ideas y resolver problemas | Recursos para Pymes Reducida a su esencia esta vida consiste principalmente en resolver problemas y desafíos. Es así de sencillo. En nuestro ámbito personal nos preguntamos desde “¿Qué puedo comer hoy?” El día a día de una persona, en todos sus ámbitos, se compone casi en su totalidad de eso: de retos, de desafíos ante los que no se tiene una respuesta y hay que encontrarla. Además, si es usted emprendedor o tiene responsabilidad en algo dentro de su empresa, eso significa que debe tomar decisiones por usted mismo. Por eso me gustaría centrarme hoy en lo fundamental y compartir aquí la técnica básica para ello. La lluvia de ideas (pero bien hecha) A esta técnica también se le conoce por su término en inglés: “Brainstorming”. Vamos a ver los pasos de la técnica y también los últimos descubrimientos que han cambiado la noción inicial que se tenía de esta técnica. Pasos de una lluvia de ideas Paso 1.- Definir claramente el desafío o problema Paso 2.- Poner un tiempo límite Cómo solucionar este inconveniente
10 Apps For More Organized Project-Based Learning Project-Based Learning, by definition, is flexible. It encourages learner-centeredness, provides the possibility of more authentic work, and allows learners to self-manage and self-direct in places they used to have their hands held. But this has its drawbacks. There are a variety of ways to support students in project-based learning, including organized digital learning spaces that support creative thinking, collaboration, and ultimately project management. 1. Platform: iOS How It Can Help: Pure overkill for most classrooms, but if an extremely powerful productivity and project management is what you need and you’ve got a $50 iTunes card burning a hole in your pocket, this could be just what the doctor ordered. 2. Platform: iOS How It Can Help: By enabling the reading and subsequent annotation of almost any file-type for research, collaboration, and content curation. 3. Platform: Android & iOS How It Can Help: 4. Platform: iOS 5. Platform: Android & iOS 6. Platform: Android & iOS 7. 8. 9. 10.
A Detailed Visual Guide To Distributed Project-Based Learning Project-based Learning is a passion of ours at Edudemic. We’ve seen how effective it can be in and out of the classroom. Quite simply, it provides the opportunity for students to learn from each other, get their hands dirty, work in an active learning environment, and to simply have fun at school. What could be better than that? This chart reminds me a bit of the popular ‘Padagogy Chart’ by Allan Carrington we shared here on Edudemic. This diagram breaks down the different phases and goals of PBL into bite-size chunks. As you can see, the tools and apps are all organized quite neatly into each phase. For example, you can use YouTube as part of your project-based learning to build background knowledge, inspire learning from classmates, elaborate on details of your project, make some contextual annotation, create an adaptive video tutorial, and ultimately lead to instant learning. Each tool and app is organized into these types of phases and goals. Source: Visual.ly
Excellent Poster Featuring The 7 Essentials of Project Based Learning Hi everybody, I am sorry I am very late in posting my articles today as I have been very busy preparing my PhD research plan and a paper for a conference I participated in this morning. The paper was on the use of digital technologies to facilitate project based learning. I will share with you the slideshow together with an attached Google Doc probably tomorrow or the day after. One of the things I talked about in my presentation are the 7 essentials of project based learning as advanced by the folks in BIE. These are things that every teacher keen on integrating PBL approach into his/her class should think about. The graphic below sums them up. check it out below. This graphic is created by Davidleeedtech.
How To Use Project-Based Learning To Redefine Learning It almost seems too good to be true… Students asking for more work? Using emoticons to describe an assignment? Taking pride in their work? “This was the best project I ever did! “It was the best project I have ever done” – Patrick G. “We should have more projects like this” – Giselle G. “:D” – Jack M. These were the results when I completely redesigned a unit to incorporate Project Based Learning using technology. “It helped me understand how to take information from research and apply it to a real life product.” – Julia K. “I knew I had to get good information because other people were going to be looking at the website, so if it wasn’t good, people wouldn’t want to look at our website.” – Erin M. A Case Study in Your Own Classroom This year, instead of doing a literature circle unit based on the novel Under the Persimmon Tree, by Suzanne Fisher-Staples, I decided to try something new. Technology is a natural fit for Project Based Learning. Creating A Technology Driven Project Did It Work?
What Keeps Students Motivated to Learn? Educators have lots of ideas about how to improve education, to better reach learners and to give students the skills they’ll need in college and beyond the classroom. But often those conversations remain between adults. The real test of any idea is in the classroom, though students are rarely asked about what they think about their education. A panel of seven students attending schools that are part of the “deeper learning” movement gave their perspective on what it means for them to learn and how educators can work to create a school culture that fosters creativity, collaboration, trust, the ability to fail, and perhaps most importantly, one in which students want to participate. Project-based learning is the norm among these students, but they also have a lot of ideas about what makes a good project work. “Treat students like adults. At first Chavez wasn’t excited about the project, but she ended up enjoying it because she loves art. Related