1. Administered for the California Department of Education (C.D.E.) Building 21 st Century Skills Through Project-Based Learning

2. Project-Based Learning (PBL) An instructional model based on students confronting real-world issues and problems that they find meaningful, determining how to best address them, and then acting in a collaborative fashion to create solutions. Bender, W.N. (2012). Project-Based Learning: Differentiating Instruction for the 21st Century. Thousand Oaks, CA. Corwin Press.

3. The Language of PBL/ 21st Century Features Anchor Artifacts Authentic Achievement Brainstorming Driving Question Expeditionary Learning Student Voice & Choice Web 2.0

4. PBL in Action

5. A Traditional Classroom

6. The Facilitator’s Role 1.Present the project anchor. 2.Help students develop the driving questions. 3.Provide technology and print resources. 4.Identify required activities and outcomes (artifacts) for students. 5.Explain the assessment process. 6.Plan for a culminating activity.

7. David Sousa’s Learning Pyramid Lecture Reading Audiovisual Demonstration Discussion Group Practice by Doing Teach Others/Immediate Use of Learning Average Retention Rate After 24 Hrs. 5% 10% 20% 30% 50% 75% 90%

8. Operation Endangered Animals Rescue