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"Project-based learning, or PBL, is a collaborative education style facilitated by teachers, aimed at increasing student's retention of content in a way that is directly engaging, through projects applicable to life outside of the classroom.

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This pearltree is dedicated to defining the characteristics of Project-based Learning. Five examples are provided, which define different points behind the process of Project-based learning.


*(Wikipedia, Project-based learning)
. Giving Students Meaningful Work:Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning. PBL_Guide. Project Based Learning. Project-Based Learning. What is PBL? What is Project-Based Learning (PBL)? Checklist - Attributes - Issues - Project Examples - Third Party - Teacher Resources - Student Resources Descriptions- 2 Perspectives (1) teacher-facilitated, student emphasized. A teacher-facilitated project transforms teaching from "teacher telling" to "students doing.

" It places the emphasis of the doing on the students. A strategy that recognizes that significant learning taps students' inherent drive to learn, capability to do important work, and the need to be taken seriously; Learning in which curricular outcomes can be identified up-front, but in which the outcomes of the student's learning process are neither predetermined nor fully predictable; Learning that requires students to draw from many information sources and disciplines in order to solve problems; Experiences through which students learn to manage and allocate resources such as time and materials. (2) teacher-guided perspective, teacher accountability is emphasized. Checklist. Project Based Learning | BIE. Six Steps for Planning a Successful Project.

Sure, King Middle School has some amazing projects, but the Portland school has been refining its expeditionary learning projects for nearly two decades. David Grant, who guides the school's technology integration and curriculum development, has put together a six-step rubric for designing a project. He says Fading Footprints, which became a model for King and Expeditionary Learning Schools, doesn't take an entire school, or even a team of twelve, to plan and carry out; one or two teachers can tailor this one to fit their time and resources. Six Steps to Planning a Project The Fading Footsteps project is a twelve-week interdisciplinary ecology unit centered around the guiding question: How does diversity strengthen an ecosystem?

Using this project as an example, see how King Middle School creates an action plan around each step. How they do it: The 1-to-1 laptop program was a bonus when it came to creating a comprehensive final product. Step 5: Coordinate calendars.