Iowa PBL Slides (bare bones)

1. Curtis Chandler, Ph.D.
BetterLearningForSchools.com
@CurtisChandler6
PBL
2

2. Objectives
1. Provide principles that will help you to effectively
engage students in Project-Based Learning (PBL)
2. Examine PBL in practice in a variety of contexts
and classroom settings
3. Preview some tech-tools that help foster
PBL in and outside of the classroom.
4. Put you to work!
@CurtisChandler6

3. goo.gl/1C2q3B

4. 1. BetterLearningForSchools.com
2. 3rd tab... “Curtis’ PBL Page”

6. Objectives
1. Provide principles that will help you to effectively
engage students in Project-Based Learning (PBL)
2. Examine PBL in practice in a variety of contexts
and classroom settings
3. Preview some tech-tools that help foster
PBL in and outside of the classroom.
4. Put you to work!

13. Where do I begin?

14. PBL

15. PBL
Get them to do stuff with their
hand and hands!

16. PBL

17. PBL
Get them to do stuff with their
hand and hands!

18. Build me a table that
supports my laptop.

23. PBL
Driving question...What
projects and design challenges
can I do with my kids?
Entry Points for PBL
PBL
a`la
mode
Driving question...How can I
incorporate more elements of
PBL into something that I am
already doing?
True
PBL
Driving question...What real-world
problems and projects could my
kids tackle that would allow them to
experience all components of PBL?

24. PBL a`la mode

25. Something I am
already doing...

26. Something I am
already doing...

27. Something I am
already doing...

28. PBL
Driving question...What
projects and design challenges
can I do with my kids?
Entry Points for PBL
PBL
a`la
mode
Driving question...How can I
incorporate more elements of
PBL into something that I am
already doing?
True
PBL
Driving question...What real-world
problems and projects could my
kids tackle that would allow them to
experience all components of PBL?

29. Real PBL

31. PBL Tasks

35. What would it take to survive
off of the grid?

36. What would it take to survive
off of the grid?

37. What would it take to survive
off of the grid?

38. Mini-challenges on electricity!

39. Mini-challenges on heating, cooling,
renewable energy...

40. Build working models of solar-
powered, off-the-grid homes.

42. PBL
Driving question...What
projects and design challenges
can I do with my kids?
Entry Points for PBL
PBL
a`la
mode
Driving question...How can I
incorporate more elements of
PBL into something that I am
already doing?
True
PBL
Driving question...What real-world
problems and projects could my
kids tackle that would allow them to
experience all components of PBL?

44. Objectives
1. Provide principles that will help you to effectively
engage students in Project-Based Learning (PBL)
2. Examine PBL in practice in a variety of contexts
and classroom settings
3. Preview some tech-tools that help foster
PBL in and outside of the classroom.
4. Put you to work!

45. goo.gl/1C2q3B

46. goo.gl/1C2q3B

47. Objectives
1. Provide principles that will help you to effectively
engage students in Project-Based Learning (PBL)
2. Examine PBL in practice in a variety of contexts
and classroom settings
3. Preview some tech-tools that help foster
PBL in and outside of the classroom.
4. Put you to work!

48. Get a buddy...

49. goo.gl/1C2q3B
Check out the resources.

50. Think about your kiddos!

51. PBL
Driving question...What
projects and design challenges
can I do with my kids?
Pick an entry point.
PBL
a`la
mode
Driving question...How can I
incorporate more elements of
PBL into something that I am
already doing?
True
PBL
Driving question...What real-world
problems and projects could my
kids tackle that would allow them to
experience all components of PBL?

52. Identify your key knowledge,
understanding, and success skills.

53. Pick a problem type.

54. Think about ways
to incorporate the
other elements
of PBL.

55. Sketch or
outline your
plan.

56. Try out your
PBL
activities as
if you were
a student.

57. Talk to your buddy
about what your next
step will be.

58. Curtis Chandler, Ph.D.
BetterLearningForSchools.com
@CurtisChandler6
Creating More Problems in Education...