2. DEFINITION
• Teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by
working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to
a complex question, problem, or challenge
• 21st Century competencies
• Students acquire critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, communication skills,
and induces creativity
• Students have a “voice and a choice”
3. DEFINITION [CONT.]
• They understand the need to gain knowledge and understand
concepts
• Ask questions
• Public audience
• Students present work further than the classroom
4. IMPORTANCE
• Allows a wider perspective when using different types of learning
methods and materials
• Students will have developed work habits, collaboration in a group,
responsibility, communication skills, and be creative innovators - this
builds confidence
• They will be better prepared for the workplace
• Those skills can be applied to all subjects in school throughout a
student’s entire life in school and civic settings
5. 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION
• “Those who can think critically and
communicate effectively must build
on a base of core academic subject
knowledge” (Partnership for 21st
Century Skills, 2011)
• Requires the development of core
academic subject knowledge and
understanding amongst all students
• Inspires students to want to learn
more
6. EXAMPLE
• Students can:
• Compare information before completing an assignment
• Draw inferences
• Solve complex problems
• Provide feedback to other classmates
• Produce own ideas on the process of solving problems
• Prove hypotheses
• Use other multimedia aspects in the classroom (Voki’s, blogs, WebQuests, etc.)
7. EXAMPLE [CONT.]
• Students can be put into groups of four and will be asked to come
up with their own ideas for different topics such as: how to recycle,
how can they be re-used, why it would be useful, and what can
people in your community do to help; use a survey
• Clear example of cause and effect
• Use of critical thinking skills to generate a notion
• Apply that concept learned in the classroom to everyday life
8. ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
• Effective way to integrate technology into curriculum
• Engages students to be active in learning because its not dull
• Use of internet such as blogs, videos, etc. to research ideas or
present them online
• Use of Smart Boards to present ideas to classroom
• Video cameras to show proof of true hypothesis
• Can post videos or blogs online for more feedback around the world
9. WORK CITED
BIE. (2014). What is PBL? Retrieved from BIE (Buck Institute of
Education): http://bie.org/about/what_pbl
George Lucas Educational Foundation. (2014). Why Teach with Project
Based Learning? Retrieved from Edutopia:
http://www.edutopia.org/project-learning-introduction
Great Schools Partnership. (2014). 21st Century Skills. Retrieved from The
Glossary of Education Reform: http://edglossary.org/21st-century-skills/
Partnership for 21st Century Skills. (2011). Framework for 21st Century
Learning. Retrieved from Partnership for 21st Century Skills:
http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/1.__p21_framework_2-
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