As a part of the series of presentations by the teachers on various pedagogies suggested by NEP 2020, the fourth session dealt with Project Based Learning , where impactful project based teaching strategies were shared by the group of teachers of Ram Ratna International School. It showcased various elements of the Project based learning and a role of a teacher for effective PBL from planning to execution. Examples related to different subject and grades were presented during the session. Overall it was a perfect presentation on PBL pedagogy under the leadership of Ms Dhanashri Kotwal and by her teammates Mr. Nilesh Patil, Ms. Shabnam Shaikh and Ms. Soniya Robins. View full video session on https://youtu.be/Xu7wDrtmfxM

1. Project Based Learning
Team Members
Ms. Dhanashri Kotwal
Ms. Shabnam Shaikh
Ms. Soniya Robin
Mr. Nilesh Patil

3. Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which
students gain knowledge and skills by working for an
extended period of time to investigate and respond to an
authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or
challenge.
Project Based Learning

4. Students work on a project over an extended period
of time – from a week up to a semester – that engages
them in solving a real-world problem or answering a
complex question. They demonstrate their knowledge
and skills by creating a public product or presentation
for a real audience.
As a result, students develop deep content knowledge
as well as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and

5. Essential Project Design Elements
A Challenging Problem or Question
एक चुनौतीपूर्ण समस्या या प्रश्न
The project is framed by a meaningful problem to be solved or a
question to answer, at the appropriate level of challenge

6. Sustained Inquiry
ननरंतर पूछताछ
Students engage in a rigorous, extended process of posing
questions, finding resources, and applying information.

7. Authenticity
सत्यता
Students are doing work that is real to them. It is authentic
to their lives and the work has a direct impact on or use in
the real world.

8. Student Voice & Choice
Students make some decisions about the project,
including how they work and what they create, and
express their own ideas in their own voice.

9. Reflection
प्रनतबबंब
Students and teachers reflect on the learning, the
effectiveness of their inquiry and project activities, the
quality of student work, and obstacles that arise and
strategies for overcoming them.

10. Critique & Revision
आलोचना तथा संशोधन
Students give, receive, and apply feedback to improve their
process and products.

11. Public Product
सार्णजननक उत्पाद
Students make their project work public by sharing it with and
explaining or presenting it to people beyond the classroom.

12. New Style Assessment Of Students’ Skills
आकलन की नई शैली
Teachers are able to assess students’ capabilities to observe, survey,
and investigate, then allocate the projects determining the activities
and events based on their interest. Teachers can directly assess the
development of these skills among their students when they perform
activities of the project work.

13. Role of a teacherin PBL
Pre-Project
During-Project
Post-Project

14. Pre-Project Stage
Teacher play the role of a knower
• Help students select a topic
• Help students generate ideas through
brainstorming/mind-mapping
• Guide students to formulate their project
objectives

15. During-Project Stage
Teacher play the role of a consultant, a
facilitator or a co-learner
• Help students gather ideas, define
objectives, draw up the schedule and
provide input for language skills.
• Intervene if students’ direction not practical
• Offer suggestions to solve problems.
• Respond to requests from students

16. Post-Project Stage
Teacher play the role of a commentator and
appraiser
• Debriefing
- Centre on what students learned during
the project
- Share the reflection
- Provide a balanced picture of strengths
and weaknesses
- Offer suggestions for improvement

18. Data collection Making cloth and paper bags
Poster Making Drama
PBL in Senior KG
Students collect data about the use of plastic bags at their home and find the strategies to
ban plastic bags

19. PBL in Grade 4
Students learn about health and nutrition by creating a new restaurant that offers
healthy foods.
Studying about nutrients and balanced diet Guest lecture by a dietician
Visit to a restaurant Setting up a new restaurant

20. PBL in Grade 6
Designing strategies for developing interest for traditional games in school students
like Kho-Kho.
Conducting survey Observation and discussion with the other school
students
Interview of national/state level Kho Kho
players
Weekend Kho Kho coaching
Sharing videos through a You Tube channel

21. PBL in Grade 8
Students read stories about the heroes of Indian mythology and compare the
characteristics of an Indian hero to a modern-day hero. They design a contemporary
hero and write stories that becomes part of a collective book, shared with an audience.
Stories of the heroes of Indian mythology
Stories of modern heroes
Group Discussion Contemporary Heroes

22. PBL in Grade 9
Students are designing an application for the school library
School Library Discussion with librarian sir
Planning and designing an application Demonstration of the application

23. PBL Grade 10
Students analyze the cause and effect of low voter turnout on democracy
of the local community.
Visit to the local Election dept. to collect
data
Survey to know the causes
Group discussion Awareness Campaign

24. Formula for Project basedlearning
C= Challenge
P= Plan
C= Data collection
P= Process and Produce
P= Present

25. Plant and manage a garden to feed local
homeless/hungry.

26. Upcoming event……..
Experiential Learning
Date : Thursday, 8th October 2020
Team members
Ms. Usha Poojary (leader)
Ms. Nisha Mishra,
Mr. Ashok Godara,
Mr. Mallikarjun Pandey