Problem Based Learning By: Kamayka Strutton

What is PBL? PBL is a teaching method that is project based, where students do most of the work and the teacher is the facilitator. Students gain knowledge by working on or responding to an authentic problem or question.

What does PBL consist of? Essential Project Design Elements: Key knowledge Understanding Critical Thinking Success Skills Collaboration Problem or Question Sustained Inquiry Authenticity Student Voice and Choice Reflection Quality of work Critique and Revision Public Product Displaying or presenting

Why PBL? PBL has shown to be effective and engaging to students. PBL promotes critical thinking and allows for student choice. PBL is real world learning and prepares students for college, career, and life. PBL integrates technology in many ways and also teaches students how to use different types of technology to learn. PBL is not only enjoyable to the students but also for the teacher. PBL is rewarding and allows for the teachers to see who their students really are.

Projects vs. Project Based Learning Culminating Event Happens at the end of unit Knowledge and skills learned are not used to complete the project. Does not reflect student learning No real world connections Project is not used after it is over Not presented to the public No authentic audience Authentic from the start Students realize they need to learn the content and skills in order to complete the project. Learning is meaningful End goal is clear Real world connections Publicly presented Skills used after the project

PBL PBL strays away from the typical classroom setting. PBL is focused on the student, their needs, their interest, all while incorporating standards. PBL is something the students take out of the classroom. They do not just go fill out a worksheet and go to the next class. They continue to think about their projects and what they will do next. One of my favorite things about PBL is authentic audience. PBL can help others and benefit communities as well as the students.

Collaboration and PBL In a regular classroom setting students may get to do group work or work with a partner on a project or activity, which is great, however in PBL students not only get to work together they get to work together and solve problem. One student may have one skill and another student may have another skill and those two students get to put their skills together to build on their project. This promotes communication and collaboration skills and helps students learn how to work together. These skills will help them out in the real word.

What subjects can PBL be used for? PBL can be used in every grade and every subject. Math Science Reading/Writing Social Studies You can crosscut a lot in PBL. For Ex. Math Dimensions on a ecofriendly house. This includes math and science standards.

The Foundation of PBL Confucius and Aristotle John Dewey Believed learning was by doing John Dewey Believe active experiences prepare students for ongoing learning about a dynamic world Maria Montessori Believed education happens "not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment."  Jean Piaget “His insights laid the foundation for the constructivist approach to education in which students build on what they know by asking questions, investigating, interacting with others, and reflecting on these experiences.”

A Change in Education Problem Based Learning is a good change of pace for the education world and is becoming widely excepted throughout schools in the U.S. PBL is really popular in the northern states and we are hearing about more and more of it in the south.

When we get down to it, PBL is a more modern way to teach and simply allows the students to do the critical thinking and solve the problems. They have to do more than memorize and move on. Material needs to stick and they need to be able to apply what they learn to real world applications.

References https://www.bie.org/about/why_pbl https://magnifylearningin.org/about-pbl-1/ https://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-history http://www.siue.edu/facultycenter/services_resources/teaching/pbl.shtml http://pbl.esc13.net/ http://www.gettingsmart.com/2016/11/business-partnerships-in-pbl/