A Chinese Proverb “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a life.”
True Education Changes Your Life In Real.
Schooling is what happens inside the walls of the school, some of which is educational. Education happens everywhere, and it happens from the moment a child is born--and some people say before--until a person dies. — Sara Lawrence Lightfoot, African-American educator, author, sociologist, writer, 1954; quoted in A World of Ideas (1989) by Bill Moyers
How can we impart quality education and produce healthy minds in society?
Intel Teach Program
21 st Century Skills of Development Accountability & Adaptability Communication Skills Creativity &intellectual curiosity Critical thinking & system Thinking Information & Media Literacy Skills
21 st century skills development Interpersonal & Collaborative Skills Problem identification,Formul ation & solutions Self Direction Social Responsibility
How to inculcate 21 st century skills in students?
Through Problem Based Learning(PBL)
What is PBL? “Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student- centered instructional strategy in which students collaboratively solve problems and reflect on their experiences. It was pioneered and used extensively at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada”.
The Materials department at Queen Mary, University of London was the first Materials department in the UK to introduce PBL.
Characteristics of PBL are: Learning is driven by challenging, open-ended problems Students work in small collaborative groups. Teachers take on the role as "facilitators" of learning.
The Project Title “Shield The Mournful Tears For Pearl's Necklace”
The Project’s Background Pakistan is faced with one of the historical biggest floods these day which have devastated a large area of our country. In this stage of acute desperation & disappointment what role can our students play being in their own capacity?
Your Role The social Activist
Food For Thought What can you do to help flood victims now? Is one time donation & passion enough to regain what ever they have lost? What will be your futuristic plans to help the flood victims rehabilitate?
Form A Group Work in groups Choose a group leader and a group name
Your Tasks Collection of donation Poster Making Brochure designing Motivational speeches Set future motives Multimedia presentation Wiki Magnitude of floods Paper research
Web Research You are required to: Use internet to collect information You can use the search engines given below:
Your Research Area Floods in Pakistan 2010 Casualties and damages Aids required
Multimedia Presentation Present your findings in the form of multimedia presentation in the class
Wiki Creation Create a wiki to share your research,findings,outcome and your solution with a larger group.
All The Best