PROJECT BASED LEARNINGCreated by: Kati Rodrigues

Wilkes University EDIM510, Fall 2011

WHAT IS PROJECTBASED LEARNING?

Comprehensive projects Active participation Interdisciplinary/Integrated Groups/collaboration Develops research skills Asks essential questions Find solutions to real worldproblems Long-term (3 weeks or more)

ROLE OF THE TEACHER

Teachers serve as facilitators and advisorsCreate Assessment rubricPresent rubric to student before project beginsUse of technology

STUDENT ROLES

Student-centered Create Presentations Use technology Reflective Find solutions toreal-life problems

PBL ONLINE RESOURCES

www.edutopia.org (clips on project based learning) www.ali.apple.com/cbl/ (information on Apple’s

Challenge Based Learning Project) www.pbl-online.org (Project Based Learning –

examples, planning guide, library of projects www.coloradoadulted.org (Project Based Learning

lesson plans) www.internet4clasrroms.com/lesson.htm

(Information on Project Based Learning) http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic43.htm (Information

on PBL) http://ilearn.org (International Education and

Research Network) www.ted.org (Talks and presentations from

successful people who have implement PBL in the classroom)