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Help with writing good essential or driving questions for PBL.
- Subject:
- Education
- Material Type:
- Primary Source
- Author:
- PBL Works
- Date Added:
- 05/26/2020
Help with writing good essential or driving questions for PBL.
Middle Years introduction to the challenge mindset using UN SDGs to explore careers that make a difference.
This article looks at a short and sweet way to try PBL/Inquiry/Passion Projects/Genius hour,
You can do this for a day or a week.
What are the top challenges teachers are encountering as they design and facilitate PBL online? Learn practical solutions for the stickiest problems of practice. Join us to engage in a highly interactive webinar with PBLWorks.
This site explores:
*What is PBL?
*Why use PBL?
*15 good ideas of projects.
The Wonderment is an ambitious global community that aims for public good through student engagement. Kids will love the creative challenges that force them to look, listen, think, and create. Sharing and seeing submissions from around the world builds understanding and empathy.
Students can search things that they want to make, people that they want to meet, topics they want to learn about, and changes they want to make in their lives and the world.
Free resources for students grades 1-12.
"Workbench is an innovative one-stop shop for teachers to find and share lessons and projects that support both core and STEAM curricula. Forge real-world connections by creating a meteorologist's report about local weather, bring the maker movement to life by creating earthquake-proof Lego buildings, or encourage students to learn JavaScript through scaffolding lessons that increase in difficulty. Flip your classroom by assigning videos and independent learning tasks, and then have students collaborate in class to perform experiments or create media.
Struggling with differentiation? Individually assign projects by area of interest or level of complexity, adding in supports as needed via videos, guiding questions, and progress monitoring. Build higher-order thinking skills by asking open-ended questions, tracking student progress, and viewing responses in real time. Create classes and assignments on Workbench, in Google Classroom, or by using Clever to sync with your school's learning management system (LMS)." (Common Sense Media Review)
***Filter lessons by subject and grade!
A recent blog by Grant Wiggins affirmed what I have long believed about creativity: it is a 21st-century skill we can teach and assess. Creativity fosters deeper learning, builds confidence and creates a student ready for college and career.
However, many teachers don't know how to implement the teaching and assessment of creativity in their classrooms. While we may have the tools to teach and assess content, creativity is another matter, especially if we want to be intentional about teaching it as a 21st-century skill. In a PBL project, some teachers focus on just one skill, while others focus on many. Here are some strategies educators can use tomorrow to get started teaching and assessing creativity -- just one more highly necessary skill in that 21st-century toolkit.