Project Based Learning: Jonghwi PARK ICT in Education, APEID UNESCO Bangkok How to Design Project Based Learning: Lesson Plan

In this session… We will complete Step 1.2 Refine the Topic and Outputs for the PBL Step 1.3 Define Students’ Learning Objectives Step 2 Write the Brief Description of Your Group’s PBL Step 3 Select and Analyze the Participating Students Upload your work Group presentation at 4:00pm

What is Project Based Learning?: Elements of PBL Driving Questions Independent Research Process Engagement, Collaboration and Communication Knowledge AND Skills Creation Outputs may include data analysis/interpretation, solutions to problems, products or campaigns, which are shared or communicated to the public Outcomes are Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)

Example PBL: Oral History Collection and Performance skill workshop Transforming Stories into music Collecting oral history Performing to the public

Step 1.2 Refine the Topic and Outputs for the PBL Define learning goal(s) – your “question” Expected outputs Conduct context analysis Student prior knowledge & ICT readiness School facility Curriculum Inter-school collaboration possibility 

What make a good project: CREATE Curriculum-based and contextualized themes: Real-world issues Expert thinking needed Achievable and measurable results Team work Extending learning time and space beyond classroom boundaries Curriculum-based and contextualized themes: (Inter)disciplinary educative topics connected to 21st Century-skills and local context Real-world issues: Relevant to students life and youth’s culture that can engage students into meaningful and productive learning in real community with real tools and resources Expert thinking needed: Open-ended problems needing higher-order thinking to solve or expertise in creating products Achievable and measurable results: Appropriate for students’ prior knowledge and competence in zone of proximal development Team work: Provoking social construction from multi-talent smart team and mind-reshaping by peers Extending learning time and space beyond classroom boundaries : Often need several weeks/months and studies outsides classrooms

Step 1.3 Learning Objectives Creating Evaluating Analyzing Applying Understanding Remembering

Step 2 Brief Description of Your PBL Example: Online Tour to Our Tribal Heritages Students from … school A, school B, and school C will design a website on local heritages. The website should include the content on and provide functions including …; through producing the website and online discussion, the students from different tribal backgrounds are expected to gain intercultural understanding on … and learn how to appreciate … and live together with…

Step 3. Select and Analyze the Participating Students Selecting participating students Grade level, language, ICT level, interest, etc 2) Plan the student grouping strategies 3) Analyze necessary skills to be prepared before or during the PBL process

After Lunch… Complete the worksheet up to Step 3. Upload your worksheet by 4pm Three group presentation starting at 4pm

Thank you… j.park@unesco.org www.unescobkk.org/education/ict