Project+Based+Learning

__Why Project Based Learning__
= Project-Based Learning (PBL) is an activity that continues on over an extended period of time, resulting in a product, presentation, or performance. It may be performed as an individual or group activity. PBL has a timeline, objectives, and other aspects of formative evaluation. Project-based learning (PBL) moves away from the classroom practices of short, isolated, teacher-centered lessons such as lectures and instead emphasizes learning activities that are long-term, interdisciplinary, student-centered, and integrated with issues in the real world. = === Project-based Learning is student centered. It is the student who determines the content areas and the kinds of projects that are done. The focus is on student understanding of what they are doing, why it is important and how they will be assessed. Some students may help to set the goals for which they will be assessed and how they will be evaluated with these goals. Because of the learner-centered features of PBL, there is greater student motivation and more active engagement. These high levels of motivation and engagement are the earmarks of a successful PBL lesson. === =   1. __From the standpoint of the student, PBL__:     = ===      a. Is centered on the learner and allows them to pursue learning through their own interests. === ===      b. Motivates and engages students to question and make decisions about how they will solve problems. === ===          c. Supports both collaborative and cooperative learning. === ===      d. Requires that students produce a product, presentation, or performance as necessitated by the content. === ===      e. Permits students to make incremental and continual progress in their product, presentation, or performance. === ===  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">f. Is intended so that students are actively engaged in "doing" meaningful activities generated by the content rather than in "learning about" it. ===

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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> = <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2. __From the teacher’s point of view, PBL:__   = ===       <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">a. Utilizes both authentic content and purpose. ===

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">b. Employs authetic assessment.
=== <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">c. Is teacher facilitated but teacher is more a "guide on the side" rather than a "sage on the stage". ===

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">d. Has explicit anbd specific educational goals.
=== <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">e. Is rooted in both constructivism (a social learning theory) and situated learning theory. ===  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> =<span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3//.// <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">__Mechanics of doing and assessing a project:__ = ===<span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">a. Teacher plays a major role in setting what the learning goals of project will be. === ===<span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">b. Both teacher and student offer formative evaluation. === ===<span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">c. Teachers students and others help in the final evaluation. === ===<span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">d. The teacher is a "guide on the side" rather than a "sage on the stage". === ===<span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">e. PBL is designed so that the teacher will also be a learner by learnign from and with. ===

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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> === <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">PBL provides interdisciplinary learning where the students relate and assimilate the content of various subject areas during authentic moments in the learning process, instead of in isolation. ===

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=== <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">PBL makes learning relevant by creating connections to life by developing real world skills. Many of these skills desired by today's employer, including the ability to work well with others, make thoughtful decisions, take initiative, and solve complex problems. ===

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=== <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In the PBL classroom there are ample opportunities for teachers to build relationships with their students by being coaches, facilitators, and co-learners. ===

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===<span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Student work/projects can be shared with other teachers, parents, mentors, and the business community who all have a stake in the students' education. In particular, PBL in the 21st Century Classroom focuses on learning that is supported by the integration of multimedia. This multimedia component provides the students with many opportunities to use a variety of technologies as tools as they plan develop, and present their projects. ===

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