Unit 1: Fundamentals of Project-Based and Personal Interest-Based Learning

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Mini-Course: Authenticity in the Classroom

Introduction:

The purpose of this unit is to enhance your teaching by giving you access to new methods and strategies that will better prepare you for an authentic classroom experience. Project-Based Learning and Personal Interest-Based Learning can be powerful tools that bring mobility and enthusiasm to your student's lives.

Throughout this unit, you will learn to define and identify the key components of PBL and PIBL.

Lesson 1 - Define and Identify PBL

Follow the Google Slides Presentation: Define and Identify PBL through each of the slides. Be sure to take note of the information discussed on each slide and in the videos.

Assessment:

1. Using the "Elevator Definition" of PBL, provide another definition in your own words.
2. Looking back on a previous lesson or unit of study, which of the 7 Steps of Project-Based Learning have you implemented?

Lesson 2 - Define and Identify PIBL

Read through the Google Slides Presentation Define and Identify PIBL as it discusses the ways in which PIBL is being applied in the contemporary classroom.

Assessment:

1. What are some of the benefits of including electives that are geared towards student interest?
2. According to Paul Allison, what are some of the ways that teachers can reach all students through PIBL?