Win with PBL! Cindy Rice Van Buren High School
What do we want business students to know and do?
Elements of PBL Student Centered Focused on standards, clear learning goals Driven by questions: Essential, Unit, Content Ongoing formative assessments, assess for learning Project involves connected tasks and activities over a period of time Real-world connections
Student Centered Students demonstrate knowledge/skills through products and performances that are published, presented or displayed Students think as they work on Blooms highest levelBlooms Variety of instructional strategies Technology supports and enhances learning
Develop 21 st Century Skills Learning and Innovation 4 Cs Creativity & Innovation Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Communication & Collaboration Information, Media & Technology Life & Career Skills Flexibility & Adaptability, Initiative, Social, Cultural, Productivity & Accountability, Leadership, Responsibility
Types of Projects Service Learning Simulation/role play Construction & Design Problem-solving Real-world learning experiences online with other learners WebQuest
PBL 4-Step Process Begin with the end in mindASSESSMENTS Identify Standards-Goals for learning Use questions to frame learning Essential-Big idea Unit-drive instruction & inquiry Content-standards based CCSS & our content Design ActivitiesConnected and completed over time
Resources Intel Teach Essentials Online Course Intel Teach Essentials Course Partnership for 21 st Century Skills Blooms Taxonomy Mrs. Rices Teacher Space