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Project-Based Learning Project-Based Learning for the 21st Century: for the 21st Century: Skills for the Future Skills for the Future by STEPHANIE BELL The by STEPHANIE BELL The Clearing House 2010Clearing House 2010

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Using Project-Based Using Project-Based Instruction to Meet Instruction to Meet Foreign Language Foreign Language Standards Standards ERIN ERIN MIKULEC MIKULEC and PAUL CHAMNESS and PAUL CHAMNESS MILLER The Clearing MILLER The Clearing House 2011House 2011

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Project-Based Learning Project-Based Learning Helps At-Risk Students Helps At-Risk Students

By Liana Heitin By Liana Heitin Education Week April Education Week April

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Heiten, L. (2012). Project-based Heiten, L. (2012). Project-based learning helps at-risk students . learning helps at-risk students .

Education WeeklyEducation Weekly

““All the projects are aimed at having "tangible, All the projects are aimed at having "tangible, positive effects on the entire community," he positive effects on the entire community," he explained. "We've flattened the walls of the explained. "We've flattened the walls of the school. Since many Kennedy students had been school. Since many Kennedy students had been demoralized in the traditional school system, Mr. demoralized in the traditional school system, Mr. Horn hoped getting kudos from community members Horn hoped getting kudos from community members might help restore students' self-worth. And, he might help restore students' self-worth. And, he figured, the projects themselves, visible in the figured, the projects themselves, visible in the surrounding neighborhoods, could serve as a source surrounding neighborhoods, could serve as a source of pride.” (Heitin, 2012)of pride.” (Heitin, 2012)

““Between dual enrollment and postsecondary Between dual enrollment and postsecondary matriculation, according to Mr. Horn, as many as matriculation, according to Mr. Horn, as many as 40 percent of Kennedy students and recent 40 percent of Kennedy students and recent graduates have enrolled in college in the past few graduates have enrolled in college in the past few trimesters.” (Heitin, 2012)trimesters.” (Heitin, 2012)

Mikulec, E., & Chamness Miller, P. Mikulec, E., & Chamness Miller, P. (2011). Using project-based instruction (2011). Using project-based instruction to meet foreign language standards. to meet foreign language standards. The The

Clearing House, 84, 81-86.Clearing House, 84, 81-86.““Richards and Rodgers (1986) also maintain that in Richards and Rodgers (1986) also maintain that in order for learning to occur, it is important for order for learning to occur, it is important for language learners to engage in meaningful tasks where language learners to engage in meaningful tasks where they use language for real purposes.” (Mikulec & they use language for real purposes.” (Mikulec & Chamness Miller, 2011)Chamness Miller, 2011)

““Therefore, the possible components of the project Therefore, the possible components of the project were designed with students’ individual interests in were designed with students’ individual interests in mind, allowing them to choose topics that were of mind, allowing them to choose topics that were of personal relevance to each of them.”( Mikulec & personal relevance to each of them.”( Mikulec & Chamness Miller, 2011)Chamness Miller, 2011)

“… “… but like any other approach (or method), it but like any other approach (or method), it requires careful planning. The instructor must requires careful planning. The instructor must determine the goals and objectives of the course and determine the goals and objectives of the course and decide how projects may help achieve these goals.” decide how projects may help achieve these goals.” (Mikulec & Chamness Miller, 2011)(Mikulec & Chamness Miller, 2011)

BELL, S. (2010). ProjectBELL, S. (2010). Project--based based learning for the 21st century: learning for the 21st century: Skills for the future. Skills for the future. The The

Clearing House, 83, 39-43Clearing House, 83, 39-43..““The element of choice is crucial for students’ success. The element of choice is crucial for students’ success. Differentiation allows students to develop their own interests Differentiation allows students to develop their own interests and pursue deeper learning. It also allows students to soar and and pursue deeper learning. It also allows students to soar and learn at their own levels. “(BELL, 2010)learn at their own levels. “(BELL, 2010)

“ “Students learn accountability with PBL through the daily Students learn accountability with PBL through the daily goal setting, as well as through expectations of their peers. goal setting, as well as through expectations of their peers. When students work collaboratively, there is an expectation When students work collaboratively, there is an expectation that each child will contribute to the project equally. The that each child will contribute to the project equally. The group dynamic creates an interdependent team in which students group dynamic creates an interdependent team in which students must each do their part…” (BELL, 2010)must each do their part…” (BELL, 2010)

“ “ Students at the PBL school were equally able to answer Students at the PBL school were equally able to answer procedural questions that used formulas, but they were superior procedural questions that used formulas, but they were superior in answering applied and conceptual problems (Boaler 1999). in answering applied and conceptual problems (Boaler 1999). This researcher concluded that students acquired a different This researcher concluded that students acquired a different kind of knowledge from using a PBL approach.” (BELL, 2010)kind of knowledge from using a PBL approach.” (BELL, 2010)

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project-based instruction to project-based instruction to meet foreign language meet foreign language standards. standards. The Clearing The Clearing

House, 84, 81-86.House, 84, 81-86.