Learn about Challenge Based Learning, as well as tips for getting started in your school, from Katie Morrow.

1. Take Action and Make a Difference.

2. Katie Morrow
 http://teach42morrow.com

3. O’Neill Public Schools
O’Neill, Nebraska,
USA

4. Our website: http://www.esu8.org/~oneill/24-7/
Our Blog: http://ops24-7learning.blogspot.com

5. Why Challenge Based Learning?
 Because students should be in charge of their
learning
 Because learning is a journey, not just a report
card
 Because relevance and purpose matters
 Because we live in a global community where
challenges exist everywhere, and we must work
together to solve them

6. Designed to Sell Food Network DIY Network
American Chopper Design Remix Ace of Cakes
TLC Build it Bigger Hells Kitchen Trading Spaces
Survivor Monster House Design Remix Top Chef
Designer’s Challenge 24 Hour Design
Iron Chef HGTV
Design on a Dime Miami Ink
Mission Dirtiest Jobs
Organization Flip that House Dog
Whisperer
Scrapbooking Myth Busters
What Not to Wear Curb Appeal
MegaScience Discovery Naked Scienc
Science Channel National Geographic Chann

7. Challenge Based Learning
1. Real problems.
2. Learn together.
3. Do something!

8. The Process

9. Making a Difference...
schools’ century technology
...in 21st use of skills of our
...in our communities and the
...in engaging today’s learners

10. Challenge Formation

11. The big idea is a broad concept that can be explored in
multiple ways, is engaging, and has importance to
students and the larger society. Examples of big ideas
are Identity, Sustainability, Creativity, Violence, Peace,
and Power.
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12. By design, the big idea allows for the generation of a wide variety
of essential questions that reflect the interests of the students
and the needs of their community. Each group will narrow their
thoughts to one essential question.
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13. From each essential question a challenge is articulated that
asks students to create a specific solution that can result in
concrete, meaningful action in their home, schools and/or
community.
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14. Increase recycling in your
community
Make your town more energy
efficient
Increase the percentage of students in your class who stay in school for one more year.
Transform apathy into
engagement
Create cross-cultural connections in your school
and/or community.

15. Collaborative Workspace
http://ops.esu8.org/groups/writetochangetheworld/

16. Collaboration Tools
Twitter Socrative Facebook
Edmodo Symbaloo iChat

17. Generated by the students, these questions represent the
knowledge students need to discover to successfully meet the
challenge and provide a map to guide the learning process.
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18. Guiding Guiding Activities &
Questions Resources
Help students answer
Generated by the
the guiding questions Focused set of
students, these
and develop resources that
represent the
innovative, insightful, support the activities
knowledge and skills
and realistic solutions and assist students
needed to successfully
Designed to provide with developing a
develop a solution.
guidance on the path solution
Direct the research
to a solution.
Challenge Standards and Solution
Curriculum

19. Surveys & Data Collection

20. Expert Interviews

21. Each challenge is stated broadly enough to allow for a variety of
solutions. Each solution should be thoughtful, concrete,
actionable, clearly articulated, and documented in a short video.
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22. Reflection

23. The teams gauge the success of their solution during the
implementation process. They identify the causes of their success
and/or failure and determine changes that could be made to
improve the solution.
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24. Example CBL Challenges

30.  http://nelovesps.org
http://nelovesps.org

32. Common Concerns

33. Alan Cleaver on Flickr 1. Time?

34. 2. Standards?
shutterhacks on Flickr

35. Nomadic Lass on Flickr
3.Assessment?

36. Serigne Diagne on Flickr
4. Technology?

38. http://andylammers.wordpress.com
 “I love teaching this way: Challenge students
in a meaningful way. Demand results.
Facilitate failure en route to success. Foster a
classroom environment where collaboration,
communication, and risk-taking are highly
valued. Connect to content. Get out of the
way of the learning.”

39. Prepare teachers by
introducing them to
challenge based
learning in a
professional
development or
workshop setting
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40. Frame the challenge
in ways that deeply
involve the students,
and make it real.
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41. Allow time. Teachers
need planning and
preparation time;
students need
enough time to
complete a
meaningful solution
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42. Ensure students have
the opportunity to act
on their solutions
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43. Form workgroups
with an eye toward
the realities of group
dynamics
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44. Build 21st Century
Skills into the
project right from
the start
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45. Practice, iterate,
and improve the
process
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46. Getting Started

48. http://appitic.com/cbl

49. 1. 3.
2.
challengebasedlearning.org

50. Take Action and
Make a Difference
www.challengebasedlearning.org