L. Ullah

Project Based LearningProject Based Learning

Linda Ullah, M.A., M.Ed.

Support Coach--Friday Institute

Online Instructor--Foothill College

linda_ullah@yahoo.com

Life Is Project Based Learning

But where is the disconnect between life and school?

Learning: an active process in which students construct new ideas or concepts based on their current knowledge.

PBL

•engages students •provides an environment for the acquisition of skills needed in higher education & workplace. • teaches curricular content • builds 21st Century Skills• creates habits of mind• promotes critical thinking

-Drake High School, San Francisco, CA http://drake.marin.k12.ca.us/academics/pbl/pblfs.htm

Six As of Project Based Learning

Authenticity Academic Rigor Applied Learning Academic Exploration Adult Connection Assessment

Practices

From Buck Institute Web sitehttp://www.bie.org

Another Way to Look at What is PBL

Buck Institute for Education: http://www.bie.org/pbl/pbloverview/definition.php

Content

Conditions

Activities

Results

Content:

Compelling

Complex problems Interdisciplinary connections Ambiguity and unpredictability Real-world questions that students

care about

Buck Institute for Education: http://www.bie.org/pbl/pbloverview/definition.php

Conditions:

Support student autonomy

Community of inquiry Coursework in a social context Task- and time-management Self-directed students Simulates the professional work

Buck Institute for Education: http://www.bie.org/pbl/pbloverview/definition.php

Activities:

Investigative and engaging

Multi-faceted investigations over time Encounter obstacles, seek resources, and solving

problems Making connections among ideas and acquiring

new skills Authentic tools Feedback from expert sources and realistic

assessment

Buck Institute for Education: http://www.bie.org/pbl/pbloverview/definition.php

Results

Real-world outcomes

Complex intellectual products to demonstrate learning

Students participate in assessment Students held accountable for competence Students exhibit growth in real-world

competence

Buck Institute for Education: http://www.bie.org/pbl/pbloverview/definition.php

How Do I Begin?

Planning Begin with an “Essential Question”

Important to your students Deep learning--the enduring understanding

What are the necessary skills? Standards (NCSOS) Prerequisite knowledge and skills Skills and knowledge to to be embedded into the

project

Engage Students

in problem solving

in higher order thinking skills

in critical thinking

in habits of mind

in 21st Century skills

to solve real problems for a real audience

The Backwards Planning Process

McTighe J, Wiggins G (op cit)

Assessment

McTighe J, Wiggins G (op cit)

3 Stages of a Project

•Beginning (pre-production)

•Middle (production)

•End (post-production)

Pre-Production Project launch (Entry Document) Understanding the problem KWL Terminology Organizing groups Direct instruction Discussions Research/outlines Drafts, storyboards Guest speakers Videos

Production Completing research Formative assessments Direct Instruction Tests/quizzes Final drafts Creating product Workshops Field trips Guest speakers

Post-production Editing Completing projects Presentations Displays Productions/Debates Final Tests/Assessments Reflection

PBL Process

http://prezi.com/d0v1sg1qlq0-/pbl-process/