making pbl work! how to engage young learners. problem based learning

Making PBL Work!Making PBL Work!How to engage young learners

Problem Based Problem Based LearningLearning

What is PBL?What is PBL?

PBL is a way to have students become the directors of their own learning

Teachers become a guide not a taskmaster

What is PBL?What is PBL?

Students take on the task of solving real world problems themselves

Each student in the group must adopt a role that will support the final project

What is PBL?What is PBL?

High expectations

Caring relationships

Meaningful participation

Flexible

WHAT IS PBL TO WHAT IS PBL TO ME?ME?

Project Based Learning is a way for different students with varying abilities and strengths that might not otherwise be recognized in the traditional school approach to showcase their talents.

WHY PBL?WHY PBL?

WHY PBL?WHY PBL?

A crisis of disengagement

Industrial vs. Information age

Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants

WHY PBL?WHY PBL?

THREE TYPES OF STUDENTS

Self Motivated

Playing School

Tuning out

WHY PBL?WHY PBL?In 2008, 61% of NB students

reported that most of their class time was used to sit and listen to the teacher speak

WHY PBL?WHY PBL?

Only 42% felt that they were inspired to learn in school

And 39% felt that it was important to do well in school

Projects Vs. PBLProjects Vs. PBL

PBL #1PBL #1What we did

GLEN FALLSGLEN FALLS

The processThe process

What about group work?

Edmodo / Virtual school

Journaling

The processThe process

Crafting the driving questionPlanning…Before & during

PlanningPlanning

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

USefUl CLipsUSefUl CLips

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a487rcwqsLc

•http://www.youtube.com/user/BIEPBL?blend=11&ob=5#p/u/0/CB9ffc5YFXE