2. De?inition
0 Project
based
learning
(PBL)
is
also
known
as
“Real
World
Learning”
0 through
PBL,
students
go
through
an
extended
process
of
inquiry
in
response
to
a
complex
question,
problem,
or
challenge
that
deals
with
real-‐world
learning
3. Importance
0 along
with
concepts,
teaches
organization,
articulation,
time
management,
project
management,
and
collaboration
0 teaches
life
skills
0 improves
student
engagement
and
retention
0 prepares
students
for
21st
century
careers
0 puts
learners
at
the
center
of
education-‐
they
are
no
longer
just
the
audience
0 Leadership
skills
4. Applying
PBL
to
the
21st
Century
Project
based
learning
allows
students
to
take
the
initiative
in
their
learning
by
questioning
and
putting
their
critical
thinking
skills
to
use.
It
allows
more
then
one
subject
matter
to
be
mastered
at
a
time
and
is
more
hands
on
and
engaging
allowing
the
students
to
have
fun
while
learning.
This
greater
responsibility
for
their
own
learning
allows
them
to
gain
real-‐life
skills
and
prepares
them
for
their
future
careers
and
collaborating
with
others.
5. Examples
0 Civics
Class-‐
• each
student
creates
their
own
country
with
their
own
form
of
government
and
economy
• as
they
learn
through
the
class
they
relate
the
actual
civics
terms
to
their
country’s
form
of
government
and
economy
• they
will
then
due
a
?inal
presentation
explaining
their
original
country
with
their
new
knowledge
6. Role
of
Technology
in
PBL
0 Looking
at
our
example…
• Photoshop-‐
create
pictures
of
themselves
meeting
other
world
leaders
with
similar
leadership
styles
and/or
creating
landmarks
that
are
popular
in
their
country
• Facebook/Twitter-‐
students
could
create
an
“of?ical”
Facebook
page
for
themselves
as
a
leader
and
their
country
as
a
whole
as
well
as
follow
the
pro?iles
of
the
other
“leaders”
in
their
class
• Edmodo-‐
their
can
share
information
about
their
countries
and
get
input
from
the
teacher
as
well
as
classmates;
also
helpful
for
due
date
reminders
• Voki-‐
create
a
press
statement
regarding
your
country
from
its
leader
• WebQuest-‐
this
whole
project
can
be
presented
as
a
WebQuest
in
order
to
share
helpful
websites
• YouTube/digital
story
telling-‐
create
a
brief
video
on
the
history
of
their
country.
This
can
include
the
Photoshop
images
they
have
already
created.
• Poster-‐
students
will
make
an
advertisement
to
try
to
get
tourists
to
visit
your
country
• SecondLife-‐
making
their
own
country
