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PREMISEProject Based Service Learning is the mosteffective strategy in the teacher ’s pedagogicaltoolbox for ALL students to achieve rigorousacademic and social success regardless ofdemographic variables.
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…and, beyond the reality of the physical space, design is the gold standard of PBL
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What is Project Based Service Learning?
Building A Bridge
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What Happened?l Students had a visceral, hands-on sense of
placel History became “their story”l Used higher order thinking skills to problem
solvel Worked cooperativelyl Engagedl Took ownershipl Their fidgety selves were able to move
aroundl Learned across the curriculum
Architecture; 4th Grade Style
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What Is PBSLl a “hands-on” teaching and learning strategy that
enables students to achieve at rigorous academic and social levels
l Gives students opportunities to model good citizenship with real-world Community Partners
l integrates meaningful service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience
l teaches civic responsibility
l strengthens communities.
Project Based Learningl Effectively accounts for the needs of students who have a
wide array of individual learning styles.
l Offers the teacher the opportunity of differentiating instruction based on those individualized learning styles.
l Addresses students’ multiple intelligences (body, kinesthetic, verbal, etc).
l Employs multiple modalities where many senses are involved in the learning process, thereby increasing the learner's ability to retain knowledge.
l Achieves curricular and standards-based objectives across a range of subject areas.
l PROJECT BASED
l FUN
l MASTERY OF CURRICULUM
l OWNERSHIP
l ENGAGEMENT
l COOPERATIVE TEACHING/LEARNING
l CITIZENSHIP/COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
l HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS (HOTS)
l TECHNOLOGY
l LEADERSHIP
l PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
l THE TEACHABLE MOMENT
12 Hallmarks of Effective Teaching/Learning
“Teacher John, if it ain’t fun, why do it?”
Fun!
Ownership / Engagementl Student ownership in their educational processes is a
powerful impetus to achieve positive scholastic and social outcomes.
l Engagement is the door to mastering important skills, which engenders academic and civic success.
Mastery of Curriculum
l Student success is ultimately determined by whether classroom based activities are connected to grade appropriate curriculum and state standards
l These connections enable students to achieve mastery across a range of academic disciplines.
Cooperative Teaching / Learningl Teacher collaborations present powerful opportunities for
educators to learn from each other.
l Student participation in cooperative classroom activities are more inclined to negotiate with their peers and make persuasive arguments to get their point of view accepted.
Higher Order Thinking Skills
l Testing Hypothesesl Critical Thinkingl Analysisl Designl Predictionl Discriminatel Evaluatel Extendl Synthesizel Deductionl Assessl FAILURE
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Citizenship / Community Partnerships
l Community Partnerships with students l Authentic, real world connections to learningl Model good citizenship.
Technology
l Technology is the #2 pencil of the 21st century
l Every good project will have a strong technology component using a variety of applications
l Telecommunications has freed us from the bounds of geography
l Networking has made global project collaboration as easy as working with the classroom next door
Project Based Service Learning
Educational Facilities Planners
l What Educational Facilities Planners “do” goes well beyond whatever benefits the physical space may provide.
l Your classroom involvement can support increased student academic and civic proficiencies
l Architecture is FUN! l Benefits can be “circular”.
Charrette Compilation
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Where Do We Go From Here?
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