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Some awesome places to collaborate on PBL this summer!

Interesting presentation on PBL with ELL students.

A nice comparison of "doing" projects, project based learning, and problem based learning from Sarah Gaynor

As a teacher in a Project Based Learning (PBL) school, I cherished the projects I created. I worked diligently to ensure that all PBL units I developed were rigorous and engaging. They were oftenti...

What is It? Project-based learning is an instructional strategy in which students work cooperatively over time to create a product, presentation, or performance. The two essential components of project-based learning are an engaging and motivating question and a product that meaningfully addresses that question.

This study compared 7th and 8th graders' achievement between groups of students who engaged in project-based learning with those who did not. This study is based on Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory, a method of experiential learning that starts with observation and reflections that leads to abstract concepts that lead to new ideas and thinking (Cervantes et al., 2015). The learning cycle, pictured below helps students learn and practice 21st-century learning skills needed for both college and career. The groups that engaged in project-based learning outperformed the groups that did not engage in PBL in both STAAR reading and math tests(Cervantes et al., 2015).

"PBL Helps Students Develop Skills for Living in a Knowledge-Based, Highly Technological Society"

(Author note: I piloted this project in the spring of 2005. The following description offers a detailed look at how the project evolved.) Week One The project begins by giving students the project sheet ( Appendix I.1.1) and breaking students into their project groups (pairs whenever possible).

comprehensive annotated collection of PBL research

Barron, B., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2008). Teaching for meaningful learning: A review of research on inquiry-based and cooperative learning (PDF) . Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. A comprehensive review of research on inquiry-based-learning outcomes and best practices in project-based learning, problem-based learning, and design-based instruction.

In researching the differences between problem and project based learning I found this article about inquiry based learning that was somewhere in between. I believe that inquiry based learning is a stepping stool to project based learning and this was an easy read with good definitions.

Interesting article.

Editor's Note: Today's guest blogger is Don Doehla, French teacher and instructional coach at Vintage High School in Napa, California. Don recently stepped up to become the new facilitator of our World Languages group. He's got some great ideas for teaching world languages, including the use of project-based learning.

Project-based learning, as with all lessons, requires much preparation and planning. It begins with an idea and an essential question. When you are designing the project and the essential question that will launch the activities, it is important to remember that many content standards will be addressed.

Title Get Your Heads In the Clouds! Project Idea

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