21st Century Community Learning CentersSpecial Topic Workshop – Springfield
March 5, 2019
21st Century Community Learning CentersSpecial Topic Workshop – Chicago
March 7, 2019
WELCOME21st CCLC Grantees!
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Making Academics Real With PBL
Illinois Quality Afterschool atAmerican Institutes for Research
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What does the term PBL stand for?
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Students work on a project over an extended period of time – from a week up to a semester – that engages them in solving a real-world problem or answering a complex question. They demonstrate their knowledge and skills by developing a public product or presentation for a real audience.
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PBL Definition
PBLWorks—Buck Institute for Education. (n.d.) What is PBL? Novato, CA: author. Retrieved from https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl
• Accentuates student role in the learning process
• Emphasizes student voice and choice
• Fosters students’ ownership of their learning
An Inquiry-Based Learning Approach
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• Engages hearts and minds
• Deeper learning
• Exposure to adults and careers
• A sense of purpose
• Rewarding educator relationships
• Creativity and technology
Why PBL?
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PBLWorks—Buck Institute for Education. (n.d.) Why PBL? Novato, CA: author. Retrieved from https://www.pblworks.org/why-project-based-learning
• PBL in high-poverty communities can produce statistically significant gains in social studies and informational reading.1
• PBL helps students with reasoning and decision making.2
• PBL supports both academic achievement and SEL.3
1 Duke, N. K., & Halvorsen, A. (2017, June 20). New study shows the impact of PBL on student achievement. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/article/new-study-shows-impact-pbl-student-achievement-nell-duke-anne-lise-halvorsen?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow2 My PBLWorks—Buck Institute for Education. (n.d.) Research brief: PBL helps students become better decision makers. Novato, CA: author. Retrieved from https://my.pblworks.org/resource/blog/research_brief_pbl_helps_students_become_better_decision_makers3 PBLWorks—Buck Institute for Education. (n.d.) Research summary: PBL and 21st century competencies. Novato, CA: author. Retrieved from http://pblworks.org/sites/default/files/2019-01/FreeBIE_Research_Summary.pdf?_ga=2.182001317.343738797.1551292123-415568317.1551292123
PBL and Student Outcomes
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• Identify needs and opportunities
• Formulate driving question
• Engage in learning
• Demonstrate and share learning in public
You for Youth. (2011). Process diagram: Project-based learning. Retrieved from https://iqa.airprojects.org/events/archive/2016-spring-
conference/Y4Y_STEM_PBL_handouts.pdf
PBL Process
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Identify needs and opportunities
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Formulate driving question
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Engage in learning
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Showtime — Celebrate and Share
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Let’s watch some examples of PBL
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EL Education video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuRbu_GomZg
• How did PBL push students to do more than they thought was possible?
• What kinds of support might you need to provide students to do projects like this?
• What challenges came to mind as you watched the video?
PBL Video Debrief
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Place the bolded items on chart paper. Leave room for the last items to be added later in the workshop.
• Project Idea/Title
• Grade Level(s) of Students
• Driving Question
• Learning Demonstration Ideas
• Public Venue
• Anticipated Outcomes
Your PBL Plan
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Resources Support Inquiry-Based Learning Approach
Center for Education InitiativesIllinois Classrooms in Action
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Lunch On Your Own
Next session starts at 12:45 p.m.
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2019 Regional Forums
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Putting Math in the Game
Illinois Quality Afterschool atAmerican Institutes for Research
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Expanding the PBL Experience
Illinois Quality Afterschool atAmerican Institutes for Research
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Add bolded items to chart paper.
• Project Idea/Title
• Grade Level(s) of Students
• Driving Question
• Learning Demonstration Ideas
• Public Venue
• Anticipated Outcomes
Your PBL Plan
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The Aquarius Project
Chris Bresky, Teen Programs ManagerAdler Planetarium
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Upcoming Illinois Quality Afterschool at AIR Events
• Summer Learning Webinar – March 15, 10 a.m.
• 21st CCLC Spring Conference – May 9 • Preconference – May 8
Announcements
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March 5, 2019
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March 7, 2019
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