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Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D. Heather Rampton, M.Ed.
Innovative Project-Based Learning: Strategies from Kindergarten to College Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D. Heather Rampton, M.Ed.
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What is PBL? Project-based learning is an instructional technique in which students learn content while constructing an artifact.
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What is PBL? Project-based learning is an instructional technique in which students learn content while constructing an artifact.
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Project-Based Learning
Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned)
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Project-Based Learning
Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills
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Project-Based Learning
NETS•S (Refreshed) Research/information fluency Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Digital citizenship Operations and concepts Project-Based Learning Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills
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Project-Based Learning
NETS•S (Refreshed) Research/information fluency Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Digital citizenship Operations and concepts Project-Based Learning Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills
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Project-Based Learning
NETS•S (Refreshed) Research/information fluency Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Digital citizenship Operations and concepts Project-Based Learning Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills
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Project-Based Learning
NETS•S (Refreshed) Research/information fluency Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Digital citizenship Operations and concepts Project-Based Learning Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills
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Project-Based Learning
NETS•S (Refreshed) Research/information fluency Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Digital citizenship Operations and concepts Project-Based Learning Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills
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Project-Based Learning
NETS•S (Refreshed) Research/information fluency Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Digital citizenship Operations and concepts Project-Based Learning Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills
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Project-Based Learning
NETS•S (Refreshed) Research/information fluency Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Digital citizenship Operations and concepts Project-Based Learning Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills
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Project-Based Learning
NETS•S (Refreshed) Research/information fluency Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Digital citizenship Operations and concepts Project-Based Learning Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills 21st Century
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Project-Based Learning in Action
Video
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“Mixed-Up Class” Typing One-page product Digital Photography/
Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) One-page product Digital Photography/ Videography Video Contributing pieces to the whole Reading/Writing Science Several Weeks Music Student-selected and designed products
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Strategies Video Audio Blogs Digital Photography Page Layout Software
Common Applications
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Using Video Adapting literature for video Research-based video reports
Other Examples: Adapting Literature: --Act out a Shakespearean sonnet --Interpretive dance science concepts (solid, liquid gas or the water cycle)
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[video] Research-Based Report
“St. Patrick’s Day” Other Examples: --”Chocolate” by Mabry Middle School Students --“Holiday Explorations” --“Patriotic Music”
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Strategies Video Audio Blogs Digital Photography Page Layout Software
Common Applications
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“Simpson Book Review” by Michael Tomorsky
[audio] Mock Interviews Other Examples: Write and record an interview with a parent about family history Interview Leonardo DaVinci in high school science Interview Dewey during a Curriculum Foundations course “Simpson Book Review” by Michael Tomorsky
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[audio] Process Practice Songs
Other Examples: Replicate Tom Lehrer’s “Element Song” with math rules Make up new words for a song after listening to a Dr. Jean CD Make a new Schoolhouse Rock song “Gravity”
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“New York City Draft Riots” by Randi Stover
[audio] “Day in the Life”: Man-on-the-Street Other Examples: Ask peers to define words and then tell the true definitions Pretend to be an announcer at a professional sports event “New York City Draft Riots” by Randi Stover
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“Civil War Nurse” by Verena Bryan, Ashley Keller, and Tracy Moulson
[audio] “Day in the Life”: Journal Memoirs Other Examples: Pretend to be a “person in your neighborhood” (after watching Mr. Rogers and studying community helpers) Pretend to be Galileo Write and record a first-person science fiction story “Civil War Nurse” by Verena Bryan, Ashley Keller, and Tracy Moulson
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“Civil War Metaphors” by Mr. Johnson’s Students
[audio] Content-Based Podcasts Other Examples: Practice fluency by recording self-written stories Demonstrate progress with before and after audios (music class, fluency, speed math facts) Write, record, and post a weekly news show telling about classroom activities and learning gains Songs or raps about given historical eras “Civil War Metaphors” by Mr. Johnson’s Students
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Strategies Video Audio Blogs Digital Photography Page Layout Software
Common Applications
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[blogs] Journaling “Harriet Tubman” Other Examples:
Journaling class notes Writing a story in which each student adds another paragraph Writing a news journal for each day of the school year or each day from an event in history (e.g., the American Revolution) “Harriet Tubman”
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[blogs] Daily Homework
Other Examples: New vocabulary word-of-the day (recognize students who use it appropriately in class) “Where in the World is…” (put up pictures from different parts of the world and have students determine where it was taken) “Daily Math Problem”
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“Pre-service Teacher Portfolio” by Katie Dennison
[blogs] e-Portfolios Other Examples: Class portfolios with pages for each subject area (include pictures, scanned artwork, videos of in-class activities, and student-written articles) “Pre-service Teacher Portfolio” by Katie Dennison
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Strategies Video Audio Blogs Digital Photography Page Layout Software
Common Applications
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“Geometry All Around Us” by Mrs. Cogan’s Students
[digital photography] Scavenger Hunts “Geometry All Around Us” by Mrs. Cogan’s Students
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[digital photography] Edits/Analysis/Publishing
Other Examples: Photo montage (e.g., geographic features, grammatical terms, tessellations) Community building through taking photos of students during class activities Sample Flickr Options
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Strategies Video Audio Blogs Digital Photography Page Layout Software
Common Applications
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“1930s Book Review” by Erica Saia
[page layout software] Newspaper Reports Other Examples: Report on daily happenings in the classroom Newspaper page listing books read throughout the semester (told using critiques) Newspaper from important dates in history (e.g., announcement of the discovery of penicillin) “1930s Book Review” by Erica Saia
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“1930s Book Review” by Michael Kuennen
[page layout software] Tri-fold Brochures Other Examples: Brochures addressing: The life cycle of a butterfly, Taking a Trip Across the USA, Multiplying Fractions 101 Flyers for: Items on sale (percentages off - economics), Visiting a zoo exhibit Certificates for: The Best Family in the World, Fastest Animal in the World “1930s Book Review” by Michael Kuennen
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Strategies Video Audio Blogs Digital Photography Page Layout Software
Common Applications
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[common applications] Virtual Museums
“Native Americans of the Colonial Era” Other Examples: Famous mathematicians or scientific discoveries organized by century The people at our school (the nurse, the principal, our classroom) with the museum in the shape of a map of the school by Monica Modesitt
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[common applications] Game Shows
“Basic Math” Other Examples: Concentration (using latitude and longitude or Cartesian coordinates) Family Feud Hollywood Squares Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The Missing Link
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Let’s brainstorm!
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Let’s set some goals!
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Project-Based Learning
NETS•S (Refreshed) Research/information fluency Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Digital citizenship Operations and concepts Project-Based Learning Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills
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Project-Based Learning
NETS•S (Refreshed) Research/information fluency Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Digital citizenship Operations and concepts Project-Based Learning Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills
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Project-Based Learning
NETS•S (Refreshed) Research/information fluency Creativity and innovation Communication and collaboration Critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making Digital citizenship Operations and concepts Project-Based Learning Artifact driven Content focused Technology-infused Collaborative Multi-disciplinary Long-term Student centered (conceived, designed, produced, owned) 21st Century Skills Core subjects Core content 21st century context 21st century tools Learning skills
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Innovative Project-Based
Learning: Strategies from Kindergarten to College Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D. Heather Rampton, M.Ed.
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