Project-Based Learning

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Define Project-Based Learning (PrBL)
2. Discuss the essential elements and
features of PrBL
3. Explain the importance and benefits
of PrBL
4. Explain how PrBL works in the
classroom
5. List down competencies wherein PrBL
teaching methodology is applicable
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 Questions
1. What was the latest project that your
family engaged in?
2. What motivated you to do it?
3. What were the challenges you
encountered?
4. How did you feel after accomplishing the
project? Why?

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Project-Based Learning
(PrBL)
has the potential to
transform education.

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 Project-Based Learning

A systematic teaching method that engages

students in learning essential knowledge and
life-enhancing skills through an extended,
student-influenced inquiry process structured
around complex, authentic questions and
carefully designed products and tasks.
--Project Based Learning Online – Buck Institute

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What are the Elements of PrBL?

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Why Project-Based Learning (PrBL)?

PrBL makes school more

engaging for students.

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Why Project-Based Learning (PrBL)?

PrBL improves learning.

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Why Project-Based Learning (PrBL)?

PrBL builds success skills for college,

career, and life.

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Why Project-Based Learning (PrBL)?

PrBL helps address

standards.

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Why Project-Based Learning (PrBL)?

PrBL provides opportunities for

students to use technology.

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Why Project-Based Learning (PrBL)?

PrBL makes teaching more enjoyable

and rewarding.

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Why Project-Based Learning (PrBL)?

PrBL connects students and schools

with communities and the real world.

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Why Project-Based Learning (PrBL)?

PrBL promotes educational equity.

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A Project-Based Learning Classroom is…

• Project-centered • Communication-
• Open-ended focused
• Real-world • Research-based
• Student-centered • Technology-
enhanced
• Constructive
• 21st Century
• Collaborative
reform-friendly
• Creative
• Hard, but fun!

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In a Project-Based Learning classroom

The teacher’s role varies from

being a coach, a facilitator, a
guide, an adviser and a mentor.

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How Does Project-Based Learning
W O RK?

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• Start with the Essential question.
• Take a real-world topic and begin
an in-depth investigation.
• Make sure it is relevant for your
students.
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• Plan which content standards will be
addressed while answering the question.
• Involve students in the questioning,
planning, and project-building process.
• Teacher and students brainstorm
activities that support the inquiry.
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• Teacher and students design a timeline
for project components.
• Set benchmarks.
• Keep it simple and age-appropriate.

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• Facilitate the process.
• Mentor the process.
• Utilize rubrics.

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 RUBRIC TIPS

 BUILD RUBRICS WITH

STUDENTS
 SAVE AND USE WORK SAMPLES
 CRITERIA: Less is more!

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• Make the assessment authentic.
• Know authentic assessment will
require more time and effort from
the teacher.
• Vary the type of assessment used.

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• Take time to reflect, individually and as a
group.
• Share feelings and experiences.
• Discuss what worked well.
• Discuss what needs change/improvement.
• Share ideas that will lead to new inquiries,
thus new projects.
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 Examples of multiple PrBL products
• Proposals • Product critiques
• Outlines • Videos
• Plans • Final versions of
• Blueprints papers
• Drafts • Field guides
• Edited • Biographies
drafts/revised drafts • Websites
• Models

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• Notes
• Journal entries
• E-mail/Telephone records
• Records of conversations, decisions,
revisions
• Interviews using a structured set of
questions developed by the students
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• Short reflective paragraphs describing
the progress of a project
• Task chart
• Project Team Contract
• Meeting notes

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How should you end PrBL?
• End with a BANG, not a whimper! The
last day of the project should not be
“OK, turn in your paper and here’s the
test. Our next Unit begins Monday.”
• When you begin developing ideas for
projects, envision your students
presenting their work to an involved
audience .
• The project should end with a sense
of pride, excitement, and celebration.

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 Activity 2
Title of the Duration Purpose/s Description Knowledge, Output Impact
Project (weeks) in of the skills and
conducting project attitudes
the project   developed

             

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Every project is an
opportunity
to learn, to figure out
problems and
challenges,
to invent and reinvent.
- David
Rockwell

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