PBL Connections: Project Based Learning

Project Based Learning is a teaching method that allows students to gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. Through this approach students acquire a deeper knowledge through active exploration of real-world challenges and problems. Beautiful Stuff! is a book written by Cathy Weisman Topal and Lella Gandini that shares the journey of real teachers in a real school who were inspired by educators from Reggio Emilia, Italy. Cathy Topal spent two mornings a week in the preschool and kindergarten as a visual aid teacher. Lella Gandini consulted with teachers about aspects of the Reggio Emilia approach. The teachers in book Rite Harris and Debbie Grubbs observed and recorded what happens when the focus is on process rather than product in project- based learning. The book provides approaches on how to nurture the creativity of children, which is a key part in a child’s development. In my paper I will summarize the five chapters within the book, along with providing two researched based article on project based learning (PBL), and give insight into my beliefs of project work with children.

Is there a relationship between project-based learning (School Process) and the perceptions of students of the learning environment (Perceptions)?

in-class teaching strategies that aim to build on individual strengths and interests, such as through project-based learning

In my class website, their icons are Superman and Batman. They are very big fans of these superheroes. We even got Social Norms on the board. "You don´t get what you want, you get what you work for. ¨ It is in our classroom on the wall close to the door. Success is not always about greatness, It´s about Consistent. Consistent HARD WORK gains success. Greatness will come. It is a quote. In Project Based Learning, you got to apply, analyze, evaluate, and create. And in Textbooks, you understand and remember. I like Project Based Learning more than Textbooks. All of the projects we were done were, Planter Boxes, Road Trip, Website, Newtons Cradle, Respect Skit, Pay it Forward, Footbridge Model, Government Mural, Biomes, Poetry, Native American Story, Cooking, Timeline of the United States, Flood Plan Newspaper Department well as a teacher. They both have a way of making Mountain Home Idaho a better place. On the May 19th, we will be having a big surprise party when the Mayor walks

The article “Project-Based Instruction: A Great Match for Informational Texts” by Nell K. Duke, discusses the concept of implementing project based learning and how it can markedly improve student’s education. According to Duke, project based instruction involves “working over an extended time period for a purpose beyond satisfying a school requirement” (Duke 2016). This includes doing projects in order to “build something, to create something, to respond to a question [students] have, or to solve a real problem” (Duke 2016). The article maintains the benefits of this type of instruction and includes specific examples of how it can be implemented in the school curriculum and Common Core State Standards. Duke also emphasizes how the projects should serve a real- life purpose so students can feel more engaged knowing their work will be seen by

My overall view on the project was okay. It was more difficult for me because my partner was gone half the time and I was gone the other half, so it made it very difficult. It makes you think like a person who is running for something. I will stress how much you need to focus on this project when you do it. you make like some of the things I entioned that I liked or you may dislike them. That all depends on what your experience is. I liked this project, it was pretty

Carolina High School, a school with 100% of the population on Free and Reduced Lunch, is currently in year three of the implementation of the project-based learning model. According to English and Kitsantas (2013), “The student’s role in PBL is to take responsibility for their learning and make meaning of the knowledge and concepts they encounter” (p. 131). Additionally the teacher’s role is to facilitate this type of learning through structured activities that stimulate motivation and promote reflection as well as provide meaningful scaffolding, feedback, guidance, and prompts for thinking. Through observation data, it has been noted that when asked, the students cannot articulate the purpose of each activity they are completing within the

I had the subject of homelessness, and I have thought about this problem before. It is a subject that has caused controversy throughout the nation and I previously didn’t know much about this situation. I began looking on political and news websites to get polls and facts about how much homelessness is affecting our world today. I used the websites on the library page and they were a huge help in getting articles and helping me to keep everything organized. Some things were hard to find such as finding a quote from someone who is an expert on homelessness, it took me a while to find. This project was fun and led me to understand this problem more and to understand how deeply it affects us and our world.

I can’t believe how much it’s grown since I started it, it truly is a dream come true. One thing I love about Project Inspired is the network of girls that get to know one another, and become friends!

Multi-Discipline project-based learning ensures students understand why the content in their personal education plan is relevant, and how they can apply skills acquired to achieve their career objectives and enhance daily life beyond the classroom.

1) During the Avalon Ambassordor project I, went to different schools educating teachers and student what project based learning was. I went to Cretin-Derham Hall High School spoke on a pannel. Me and other students from Avalontalked about the details of what project based schooling was and how it can be used in regular schools.

Seeing a community come together in such an immaculate way is very mind opening. One person started with an idea, a passion. With the help of friends and the community, turned that passion into a reality. I learned that no dream is too small and no idea is too big. With the right support and drive, anyone can make anything happen. It taught me to follow my dreams and never give up and helped me grow as a person.

Students often ask about the use of project management software applications in this course. In the past we required the use of MS Project for this course but removed it as a requirement when we rewrote the course. The reason we removed it was that MS Project has a very steep learning curve for all but the most basic functions. The software is very expensive and is not web-based so it requires installation on

The project that we idid as a group made me feel good, happy, excited, and etc. I felt good because the project that took us some time was going to a family that one of the members was in the military. It was a pretty clever ideas that we did a project for the family because we know how they are feeling when they don’t see their family member from the military. I also felt excited because they were going to receive a project that we did and took time on the project. I never felt this way because it made me feel that I could do something for somebody else and their family.

It makes more the students be interested in the topic and motivated to learn. Nowadays, it is usually used by teachers in teaching their subject. 21st century learners are techy and computer literate, the passages of information is faster. The more you used technology and unique programs, the more they listen and participate