Marie+and+Dave

Groups: Marie and Dave, Tracy and Colleen, Shelley and Barb

In PBL, students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. Rigorous projects help students learn key academic content and practice 21st Century Skills (such as collaboration, communication & critical thinking).
 * What is project-based learning? What are the components of a well-planned project?**

@http://biepbl.blogspot.com/ @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project-based_learning


 * How might you go about planning and implementing a good project?**

@http://www.edutopia.org/stw-project-based-learning-best-practices-guide @http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/connecting-pbl-and-stem-40-free-engaging-resources-to-use-in-the-classroom/


 * What is the role of assessment in project-based learning? How should we assess student understanding in project-based learning?**

@http://www.edutopia.org/blog/PBL-and-standardized-tests-andrew-miller


 * How can PBL support NCLB? Does it have to be one or the other? Why should teachers use PBL as an approach to learning?**


 * How can you use multimedia and social networks to strengthen a PBL project?**

__**PLN Communities:**__ Edutopia Classroom 2.0 Edmodo

Project Based Learning @ Edutopia
 * __iTunes U__**

__**Twitter**__
 * 1) PBLchat

__**YouTube:**__ Project-Based Learning: Success Start to Finish@ Edutopia Project Based Learning Three teachers discuss how they revamped their classroom

__**Livebinders:**__ @http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/332421

__**Links:**__
 * 1) @http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-student-motivation
 * 2) @http://www.pbl-online.org
 * 3) @http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-research
 * 4) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0260691799903246
 * 5) http://wallwisher.com/ a guide for using technology in the classroom
 * 1) http://wallwisher.com/ a guide for using technology in the classroom


 * Resources
 * Search for //project based learning// in iTunes U
 * Visit the Buck Institute for Education's PBL site
 * Diigo PBL bookmark
 * Delicious PBL bookmarks
 * Reinventing PBL - resource for the multimedia/social networking dimension
 * To read about some examples of networked classrooms using PBL-type structures, consider reading //Chapter 3: Implementing A Networked Classroom// in __Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power fo Connections to Transform Education__.
 * Using the wiki pages linked above, provide information that you learn to help answer the guiding questions. Your page should contain multimedia and links to clarify your learning and share with others.
 * We will discuss your work at the beginning of class on Thursday and contrast PBL with CBL (Challenge-based learning).