Project-Based-Learning

=__Project Based Learning__ = In this post:
 * Definition
 * Tips for Assessing PBL
 * Resources

//source: Learninginhand.com (Project Based Learning)// DEFINITION: PROJECT-BASED-LEARNING Learners work over a period of time answering a driving question.
 * The project boils down into many tasks and activities that need to be put into play in a certain sequence.
 * Collaboration, coordination, communication, task management, time management are just a few key components.
 * It's about the process. How can you capture and illustrate the process in action (journal writing, pictures, audio recordings, video recordings) and where will you share them for easy access.

**STEP I** **The driving question**: Essential or guiding question, so open-ended that projects are wide and varied.
 * Driving questions that connect to the real world work best.
 * Driving questions often begin with Why, What if, How, and Which.
 * Like every aspect of PBL, it depends on who, how, and who you teach.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">__Examples__
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">What is the American Dream?
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Why has a woman never been US President?
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">What if Rosa Parks had given up her seat?
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Should government bail out business?
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">What if the world ran out of oil tomorrow?
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Should National Endowment for the Arts fund controversial art? Should they fund any art?

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**STEP II** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Attach parameters** to the driving question and **Create Rubric**.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Include the branch of government the position is part of
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Include important people that played a role in this
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Include the roles and powers of the postion
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Explain how someone is elected or appointed to the postion
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Give the project your personal touch
 * After establishing the parameters, create the Rubric | Tool: __ Rubistar __
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Co-create rubric with students
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">When students help design how they are going to be evaluated, they feel more ownership of the process.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Once the rubric is finalized, make sure each students has a copy.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">__10 Tips for Assessing Project-Based-Learning__


<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Other resources:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Edutopia: __ Project-Based Learning: An Overview __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Edutopia: __ PBL - Real-World Issues Motivate Students __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Edutopia: __ Core Strategy: PBL and Why Teach with PBL __

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