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LESSON 2.1 EXPLAIN THE STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PBL PROJECT

From KNILT

Please watch the following video titled Project-Based Learning: Success Start to Finish, that goes inside a technology high school that is commitment to effective school-wide PBL curriculum.


Steps to a successful project as discussed in the above video:

1. Start with state standards

  • Each project should be based around state standards, and every projects final assessment should require students to demonstrate their mastery of each standard.
  • Lay the state standards out in a rubric, so that the students can see which standard that are covering at any given point.


2. Entry Event: Define Learning Goals

  • Teachers introduce each project with an entry event
  • Allows students to tap into their prior knowledge
  • Allows students to think about what they need to know

The purpose of the entry event is to:

  • Engage students in the content
  • Provide an example of what the teacher expects
  • Introduce key vocabulary related to content, so that students start thinking about what they need to know


3. Assess and adjust throughout

  • The process of the project is constantly changing, teachers and students need to give and receive feedback and make adjustments accordingly
  • Look at what the students are doing and how they are learning. Does the instructor need to go back and do some more scaffolding?


4. Critical Friend: Peer feedback

  • Students get feedback from their peers on their presentations
  • What do they like about presentations, what are the clarifying questions they might have about the presentations
  • Critique & Feedback


5. Assess on multiple learning outcomes

  • Teachers should define a rubric up front that identifies multiple learning outcomes and criteria.
  • Assessments on various pieces of communication, like how they organize ideas, how they deliver those ideas, and the tone of their presentations.

Teachers should observe students throughout the project, and assess students at the end of the project based on learning outcomes.

  • Did the students master the content?
  • Were the students able to apply their new knowledge and skills?


Tip for Group Content: Students should use ‘group contracts’ to clearly define everyone’s roles, responsibilities, and contributions to the project.


Tip for Presentations: Public presentations are a common element to projects. This step supports verbal communication and public speaking.


Reference

Edutopia. (2012, May 23). Project-Based Learning: Success Start to Finish [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OWX6KZQDoE


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