SHOW NOTES
Make or Break your PBL
Key Points and Ideas
- Ryan shares a story about a failed service-learning project with his 8th-grade students involving sending canned goods to Africa. He learned that the students needed more guidance and that he should have brought the “why” closer to home.
- Real-world problem-solving is the key to successful Project Based Learning (PBL). The closer to home the problem, the more students will be invested in finding solutions.
- Teachers should partner with community organizations to find authentic problems that students can help solve. Students can then see the impact their work is having on their community.
- Driving questions are essential for PBL. They should be real and relevant to students’ lives. They should include:
- a role the student will play
- an action the student will take
- the outcome of their action
- Teachers should not be afraid to fail. Failure is an opportunity to learn and grow.
- The host distinguishes between “scenario” PBL projects and authentic projects. He argues that only authentic projects that involve students in real-world problem-solving are effective.
- Teachers should still teach content in PBL. Content is essential for students to be able to solve problems.
- Students need to feel “whelmed,” not overwhelmed.
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