SHOW NOTES
How PBL Brings Engagement
Get Your Students on Board (not Bored!)
- This episode focuses on how to get students on board with Project Based Learning (PBL).
- Teachers may encounter resistance from students accustomed to traditional, passive learning environments.
- Three warnings to keep in mind as you transition your students to PBL:
- They may not be ready to take initiative or solve problems independently.
- Teachers should guide them and provide opportunities to develop agency.
- Think of this transition as “hurting cats” becoming “hurting tigers.”
- Give students choices and involve them in decision-making processes.
- Encourage them to take ownership of the classroom environment.
- This helps them take ownership of their learning.
- It is important to use failure as a learning opportunity.
- Help students develop resilience and a growth mindset.
- Help them develop the language of agency and ownership to work through failures.
- Agency: Students need to be taught how to be empowered learners.
- Ownership: Students need to feel a sense of ownership over their learning.
- Failure: Students (and teachers) will experience failure.
- Real-world problem-solving is a cornerstone of authentic PBL.
- Book Recommendation: Life’s a Project: The Six A’s of Project-Based Learning by Andrew Larson.
- Andrew Larson is a PBL educator and master storyteller.
- A free book study is also available.
- Get the book here
- The next episode will discuss how to engage with the real world without becoming overwhelmed.
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Resources
Magnify Learning – www.magnifypbl.com
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