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Project-Based Learning: Real-World Issues Motivate Students | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • engaging students by starting with the concrete and solving hands-on, real-world problems is a great motivator.
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      kdamiano on 04 Jun 12
       
      We know that students learning through experience, which is why I think PBL can really help reshape and reform what education is and means to this nation. If we want to be the leading country in engineering or mathematics or reading, than we need to allow our students to experience and explore these fields. 
  • "Everybody is motivated by challenge and solving problems, and we don't make use of that in schools enough,"
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      kdamiano on 04 Jun 12
       
      We must hold our students to high expectations. I think allowing them to explore their curiosities and struggles is one of the most useful and impacting ways to learn. 
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      kdamiano on 04 Jun 12
       
      This is where I could see teachers currently seeing a problem because with the restraints schools are placed in with time, curriculum, etc this amount of time is filled to the brim with material. I could see this being a big issue because of what is "expected" of teachers today. 
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  • In project-based learning, students try to answer a question -- one that has relevance for them -- that is greater than the immediate task at hand.
  • "One of the major advantages of project work is that it makes school more like real life,"
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      kdamiano on 04 Jun 12
       
      When students have a vested interest in what they are learning, they are more apt to put forth the time. They are more likely try their best. 
  • "in-depth investigation of a real-world topic worthy of children's attention and effort." She advocates a three-phased approach: Phase 1 involves an initial discussion of a project topic, including children's firsthand experiences related to the topic. Phase 2 involves fieldwork, sessions with experts, and various aspects of gathering information, reading, writing, drawing, and computing. Phase 3 is the presentation of the project to an audience.
  • Kids who are excited about what they learn tend to dig more deeply and to expand their interest in learning to a wide array of subjects. They retain what they learn rather than forget it as soon as they disgorge it for a test. They make connections and apply their learning to other problems. They learn how to collaborate, and their social skills improve. They are more confident talking to groups of people, including adults. And, as a number of research reports suggest, project-based learning correlates positively with improved test scores, reduced absenteeism, and fewer disciplinary problems.
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      kdamiano on 04 Jun 12
       
      Isn't it sad that we know this, yet reformer do little to acknowledge the impact of learning like this? 
Austin Arceo

You-tube Videos on Urban Schools - 17 views

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U In reviewing videos on You-tube, I saw this RSA Animate video. I know little of the background of the speaker, though I have seen one such Animation pro...

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