This document provides guidance for an assignment to design a problem-based learning experience for a classroom. It instructs the reader to assume the role of a classroom teacher proposing a week-long PBL project to a colleague who typically uses textbook worksheets and exams. The assignment asks the reader to create a plan for a PBL experience for their class that includes an overview of the problem, how groups will be formed and monitored, the project to be developed, how it applies problem-based learning principles and develops 21st century skills and cultural relevance.

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For this assignment, you need to assume the role of a classroom
educator. This can be based on a class that you are currently
teaching, one that you have previously taught, or one that you
hope to teach in the future. Suppose you are participating in a
department team meeting with the other teachers in your
grade level. You are having a discussion about an upcoming
unit. One of the teachers indicates that she plans to distribute
the same packets she used last year and schedule five days of
independent seat work for her students to complete the
packets by locating answers in the course textbook. This would
be followed by a written exam over the material in the packets.
You have been aware for some time that the students in this
teacher’s class are frustrated, bored, and worst of all, not really
learning anything important about the content as shown
through the student data. This could be your opportunity to get
her to try something new and more valuable to students. You
explain to this teacher that you plan to implement a week-long
problem-based learning experience for your students,

2. involving group projects, computer time, and class
presentations; you would like to share this plan with her and to
partner together on the project. She is apprehensive because it
sounds like a lot of work, but you assure her that you have the
entire experience planned well.
In this assignment, you will apply principles of problem-based
learning to the design of a specific learning experience within a
culturally relevant and collaborative learning experience that
facilitates the 21st century skills of creativity and innovation.
Review the Week Five Instructor Guidance for detailed
assistance on preparing for and completing this assignment,
including access to resources that will help you identify the
characteristics of problem-based learning environments. Next,
create your assignment to meet the content and written
communication expectations below.
Content Expectations
• Plan (9 points): Create a general plan for a problem-based and
project-based learning (PBL2)
experience that includes the following six components:
1. Overview of the general problem you will establish
related to the topic, including the following:
· A brief description of the grade, subject, and
demographics of the class.
· An overview of how student groups will be assigned and
monitored.
· A description of the project that will need to be
developed by the group and presented to the class.
· Common characteristics of problem-based learning,
addressing an open-ended problem posed to each learning
group (see guidance).

3. · A description of how the creativity and innovation with 21st
century skills are learned and/or specifically applied within
the project.
· A description of how culturally relevant strategies are
included/applied within the project.