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Kip Holland-Anderson

When School's Out, PBL Opens New Doors to Learning | Edutopia - 2 views

  • A new movement is underway to encourage PBL during summer vacations and after-school hours.
  • gives youth new opportunities to become leaders, thinkers, and problem-solvers
  • One team of teens spent this summer planning a carnival for neighborhood children as a strategy to raise funds and visibility for a nonprofit cause they care about: supporting youth in foster care. In another program, children have put their passion for the Earth to work by writing a play they are producing that teaches about environmental issues.
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  • Shifting from after-school activities to authentic projects challenges after-school staff to rethink how they work with youth (just as classroom teachers have to do when they start down the PBL path). Projects are likely to be different from “the way we’ve always done things,” and change can be challenging.
  • ongoing professional development has been the best way to address the challenges that come with implementing PBL
  • You for Youth was unveiled last week
  • You for Youth includes four online courses, one of which focuses specifically on PBL.
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    Supports the idea that with iPads in hand, learning can be 24/7 for students.
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