1. Making PBL Work! How to engage young learners

2. Problem Based Learning

3. What is PBL? PBL is a way to have students become the directors of their own learning Teachers become a guide not a taskmaster

4. What is PBL? Students take on the task of solving real world problems themselves Each student in the group must adopt a role that will support the final project

5. What is PBL? High expectations Caring relationships Meaningful participation Flexible

7. WHAT IS PBL TO ME? Project Based Learning is a way for different students with varying abilities and strengths that might not otherwise be recognized in the traditional school approach to showcase their talents.

8. WHY PBL?

9. A crisis of disengagement Industrial vs. Information age Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants

10. WHY PBL? THREE TYPES OF STUDENTS Self Motivated Playing School Tuning out

11. WHY PBL? In 2008, 61% of NB students reported that most of their class time was used to sit and listen to the teacher speak

12. WHY PBL? Only 42% felt that they were inspired to learn in school And 39% felt that it was important to do well in school

13. Projects Vs. PBL

14. PBL #1 What we did

15. GLEN FALLS

16. The process What about group work? Edmodo / Virtual school Journaling

17. The process Crafting the driving question Planning… Before & during

18. Planning

19. QUESTIONS?

20. USefUl CLips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a48 7rcwqsLc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a48 7rcwqsLc http://www.youtube.com/user/BIEPBL ?blend=11&ob=5#p/u/0/CB9ffc5YFXE http://www.youtube.com/user/BIEPBL ?blend=11&ob=5#p/u/0/CB9ffc5YFXE