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I've been meaning to write about my adventures in Project Based Learning for a while. It's a topic many teachers are interested in, but are unsure of how to implement it or know if it is working. After much thought, I have broken down Project Based Learning into the 5 parts that make it effective in the classroom. Long before my Epic Romeo and Juliet Project , the first major project I created was during my student teaching 10 years ago. I thought it would be a great idea to do a mock trial in my class after reading Huck Finn. I wanted to have the students put Mark Twain on trail for being a racist.Free Project Based Learning Resources from Edutopia
Edutopia , the George Lucas Educational Foundation, is an excellent resource for educators. Their site has a huge variety of resources, tips, and research on education and is accessible for free. They are a big proponent of Project Based Learning (PBL) and also have a lot of resources on best practices in education. Resources include lists of reading materials on PBL, links to schools that are using PBL, Resources from Edutopia on PBL, Resources from Maine on PBL including examples of PBL, lesson plans, assessments for PBL, planning guides for teachers and schools, professional development resources, resources for parents, and links to organizations and other resources on PBL.
(image from education-world.com) Project Based Learning (PBL) is a great way to teach students content, 21st century skills , and engage them in something fun and educational. I spoke more about PBL in an earlier blog ( http://www.techlearning.com/blogs_ektid17052.aspx ) and we had some great reader comments (Tech&Learning, May 2009, page 14).
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Discover a project-based learning model that motivates students to pursue knowledge and drives academic achievement. One sophomore project at Manor New Tech High School was based on the best-selling novel The Hunger Games . Examples of how they incorporated English and world history standards into the project are below. Credit: Zachary Fink
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E instein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution . This quote does illustrate an important point: before jumping right into solving a problem, we should step back and invest time and effort to improve our understanding of it. Here are 10 strategies you can use to see problems from many different perspectives and master what is the most important step in problem solving: clearly defining the problem in the first place!
Einstein’s Secret to Amazing Problem Solving (and 10 Specific Ways You Can Use It)
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