What can teachers and students teach us about
project based learning?
Seven Essentials for Project Based Learning
Below are key points from the article Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning byJohn Larmer and John R. Mergendoller. The points are critical keys to each part of PBL.
Below are key points from the article Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning byJohn Larmer and John R. Mergendoller. The points are critical keys to each part of PBL.
- A Need to Know
- "Teachers can powerfully activate students' need to know content by launching a project with an "entry event" that engages interest and initiates questioning."
- This is a perfect way to motivate student in their learning.
- Teachers should motivate by suggesting that they will need it later in life, instead of "it will be on the test"
- A Driving Question
- Have questions that brings students to discussion
- "A good driving question captures the heart of the project in clear, compelling language, which gives students a sense of purpose and challenge"
- What is the point?
- Gives students a sense to think about at the beginning of a unit or an assignment
- Student Voice and Choice
- Project-based learning is key
- If students have a choice within a project given in a class, they seem to work harder and are prouder when they bring personality into the project.
- 21st Century Skills
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Use of technology
- Ten Sites Supporting Digital Classroom Collaboration in PBL
- Inquiry and Innovation
- Research
- Not "copy & paste" information, but search deep to answer questions.
- Feedback and Revision
- Reflection is KEY
- Peer feedback
- Rubrics
- PBL: What motivates students today
- Encourage
- Compliment
- A Publicly Presented Product
- Real audience
Project Based Learning for Teachers
I absolutely loved this video! It is a great start video to Project-Based Learning, stating clearly and simply the main points of Project-Based Learning. I could see myself showing this video to my students on the first day of class to give them a little heads up to how learning in my class will be done through PBL. Good words popped up on the video like "Questioning, Investigating, Sharing, and Reflecting" which are great for the students to hear and think about when it comes to their learning. The video also had MANY examples and ideas of PBL!
I absolutely loved this video! It is a great start video to Project-Based Learning, stating clearly and simply the main points of Project-Based Learning. I could see myself showing this video to my students on the first day of class to give them a little heads up to how learning in my class will be done through PBL. Good words popped up on the video like "Questioning, Investigating, Sharing, and Reflecting" which are great for the students to hear and think about when it comes to their learning. The video also had MANY examples and ideas of PBL!
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