AnIrishPerspective

MaximisingProjectBasedTeachingforeTwinnersBelgrade30th August2017ByRonanO’Sullivan

EuropeanJourneyToDate

´ TeachinginDavisCollege,Mallow,Irelandfor20years.

´ eTwinningsince2010.

´ Contactseminars,eTwinningAnnualConferencesandProjects.

´ Comeniusproject“TeachingMethodsOnTheMove”2012– 2014.

´ 𝐸𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑚𝑢𝑠' project“InnovateMathematicsandScienceTogether”2014– 2016.

´ 𝐸𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑚𝑢𝑠' project“ImprovingWellbeingThroughSportandExercise”2017–2019.

´ eTwinningAmbassador.

´ ProjectMathsLessonAssociate.

“Educationisthekindlingofaflame,notthefillingofavessel”.Socrates

WhatisProjectBasedLearning?

Simplyput,

”ItisLearningByDOING”

Why?

"Anyone,anyone"teacherfromFerrisBueller'sDayOff.

WHY?

´“TellmeandIforget,teachmeandImayremember,involvemeandIlearn”.BenjaminFranklin

The“HumblePaperClip”

PBLProjectAims

´ Builtaroundquestionsthatdrive studentstostruggle withtheconceptsandprinciplesofsomediscipline.Curriculum.

´ Studentdriventosomedegreeandarefacilitatedbytheteacher.Morestudentchoice,autonomyandresponsibilitythantraditionalprojects.

´ ShouldbealargeemphasisaroundRealism.Authentic.

´ CanbeCrossCurricular wherepossibletoextendlearningacrossthewholespectrumofthecurriculum.

´ Increasedirectinquiry,analysingdata,drawingconclusions,collaborationleadingtoacquiringandpresentationofknowledge.

Howdoesitwork?Question/s

Plan

Timeframe

Facilitate

Assess

Evaluate

Problem:

Affixthecandletothewallsothatthewaxwillnotdripontothetable.

MathematicsinSport

´ WheredoesMathematicsappearinAthletics?´ Numbers´ Length´Measure´Weight´ Data´ Shape´ History´ Facts´ CrossCurricular

BenefitsforStudents

´ EachgrouporstudentcanpickdifferentaspectsofAthletics.

´ Sprints,Javelin,PoleVault,Shape,MeasureandInterestingfacts.

´ Eachgrouporstudentcanbeassigneddifferentroles.

´ Research,ICT,Artwork,PresentationandDissemination.

´ Studentsinvolvedinallstagesoftheproject.

´ Teacherandstudentsbrainstormideasrelatedtothequestion.

´ Teachercaninterveneearlyif

´ Studentsgoingofftopic.

´ Studentsnotcontributingfully.

Infographicby@edunut

Assessment

´ UseRubrics(StillaveryvagueTerm)

PhillipDawson(2017)Assessmentrubrics:towardsclearerandmorereplicabledesign,researchandpractice,Assessment&EvaluationinHigherEducation,42:3,347-360,DOI:10.1080/02602938.2015.1111294

Rubric Example for PBLResult Knowledge Thinkingskills ConceptualUnderstanding TransferableKnowledge

85%+Outstanding

ComplexIssuesdealtwith.E.g.Formulae

Towardsoriginalinsightonthespecifiedtopic.

Nofurtheradditionswouldimprovethiswork.

Collectionandpresentationofdatainawayotherscanunderstand.Excellentcollaboration.

70-84%Excellent

Identificationandinvestigationofmajorconcepts.

Criticalinsightanddifferentiationofsubjectmaterial.

Fullappreciationoffuturelinks. Presentationandcommunicationareaccurateandclear.Collaborationverystrong.

60-69%Good

Identificationofmajorconcepts.

Focusedargumentbasedonrelevantsupportingmaterial.

Wellpresentedinformationwithanunderstandingoffuturelinks.

Presentationandcommunicationisappropriate.Evidenceofgoodcollaboration.

50-59%Satisfactory

Mostkeytopicsaccuratelyunderstood.

Goodargumentandanalysiswithsupportingresearch.

Betterunderstandingoffuturecontext.

Argumentisgoodbutwithminorerrors.

40-45%Adequate

Basicknowledgeofkeytopicswithsomeaccuracy.

Someelementofanargumentbutlackingresearch.

Currentcontextreasonablebutlackingfuturevision.

Adequateargumentbutlacksclarity,focusanddirection.

20-39%Fail

Abasicknowledgeofthecoretopicswithmistakes.

Littleevidenceofinteractionwithrelevantmaterials.

Littleevidenceofunderstandingofreallifelinks.

Basicmistakeswithlanguage,structureandreferencing.Littleevidenceofcollaboration.

0-20%Poor

Lowtonostudy. Minimalevidenceonuseofrelevantmaterials.

Nogreatattempttocomprehendtitleofwork.

Seriousproblemswithreferencing,languageandstructure.

ProblemswithPBL

´Comingupwithopenquestionscanposeissues.´ICTandResourcesmaybepoor.´Studentscanventureofftopiceasily.

´Teachermuststeerstudentstowardsthecurriculum.´Monitoringwhodidwhatdemandsgoodorganisationalskills.

´Assessingstudents.

FurtherReading

´ http://www.bie.org

´ https://www.edutopia.org

´ http://www.projectmaths.ie

´ http://www.jct.ie/home/home.php

´ PhyllisBlumenfeld

´ JosephKrajcik

´ StephanieBell

Remember

´“Noonesizefitsall”.

HaveaGo!

ThankYou

´GoodLuckonyourjourney!

Don'tJust

Don'tjustlearn,experience.Don'tjustread,absorb.Don'tjustchange,transform.Don'tjustrelate,advocate.Don'tjustpromise,prove.Don'tjustcriticize,encourage.Don'tjustthink,ponder.Don'tjusttake,give.Don'tjustsee,feel.Don’tjustdream,do.Don'tjusthear,listen.Don'tjusttalk,act.Don'tjusttell,show.Don'tjustexist,live.

RoyT.Bennett,TheLightintheHeart