Here are two examples (1 and 2) of Hyperdocs by 4th grade teacher, Courtney Ziska, who developed a great
Project Based Learning unit focused on Rube Goldberg Machines.
My desire is to share over time a little bit of visionary hope in and out of the classroom through visual and creative writing, community partnerships, and various
Project Based Learning units that will undoubtedly inspire our youth, reestablish more self confidence, and empower them to live a life of perseverance and compassion for others.
It shows the connection of strategies drawn from the meta - analyses of the Marzano Research Lab and John Hattie to 21st Century skills including critical thinking, creative thinking, collaboration and communication and guides teachers to adopt, adapt or create culturally responsive lessons and
project based learning units.
Not exact matches
Diversify your teaching strategies to include rigorous
project / problem -
based learning as part of each
unit.
As I have sought to implement
project -
based learning in my French classes, I have often set aside time to reflect on the
units I have designed in order to modify them for various reasons.
We channeled our frustration into the development of four
project -
based learning (PBL)
units for second grade that focus on social studies and informational reading and writing.
He has presented at a number of conferences on a range of topics, including integrated
units,
project -
based learning, and teaching controversial issues.
If a teacher wants to start a
project -
based learning unit, try out new technology, or implement new instructional strategies, an instructional coach is there to discuss ideas and provide support.
Student choice and voice are components of what the Buck Institute for Education considers the gold standard of a
project -
based learning unit because giving students choice can pique motivation and engagement.
Another option is to use comics as part of a
project -
based learning unit.
The students» interest level inspired the development of a
project -
based learning unit on intellectual and physical disabilities.
Mann's
units, and those of her classmates, must incorporate relevant Web -
based and
project -
based components and accommodate all
learning styles.
The story of this
project -
based learning unit is best told through the student - created documentary.
The Illuminati - as - shadow - conspiracy seemed the perfect narrative shell for this
project -
based learning unit.
In
project -
based learning, students show what they
learn as they journey through the
unit, interact with its lessons, collaborate with each other, and assess themselves and each other.
Literature has also proven to be fertile ground for students» end - of -
unit projects —
projects they choose
based on their personal
learning interests, skills, and styles.
There are a lot of misconceptions about
project -
based learning and how to best structure classes,
units, and lessons within PBL environments.
The
unit was on inquiry -
based learning (IBL)
projects and activities for ELA classrooms.
«We took to designing the
unit of study that encouraged scientific and mathematical thinking alongside critical and creative thinking... giving students the opportunity to engage deeply in
project -
based learning around a real - life authentic local problem,» Ryan tells Teacher.
My 4th grade students and I were working on our own small - scale
project -
based learning units at the time centered around questions of school citizenship and character values.
Researchers from Santa Clara University and the University of Maryland compared
learning outcomes for eighth graders who completed a six - week
unit on early 19th - century U.S. history using traditional instructional methods versus
project -
based learning.
At the time, I was experimenting with problem -
based learning, and for a
unit project, I asked my students to find a way to maximize the seating capacity of a circular theater that had a rotating stage at its center.
Elementary students complete two «
project -
based learning»
units in each grade, where students read and write about a particular subject for six weeks.
This year, Success is piloting two additional two - week «mini Core Knowledge»
project -
based learning units.
Each poster also has a QR code that links to relevant web resources The pack would be useful for primary / lower secondary classroom displays, as stimulus pictures for
project based learning or Arts
units, or as reference material.
It is evaluating whether the implementation of
Project -
Based Learning at a Key Stage 3 Pupil Referral Unit school has had any effect on student's behaviour and l
Learning at a Key Stage 3 Pupil Referral
Unit school has had any effect on student's behaviour and
learninglearning.
Quality
unit instruction combined with differentiated instruction transforms «the game called school» into a meaningful journey where learners understand and connect with the curriculum on a daily
basis, whether the approach is
project -
based learning (PBL), Understanding by Design (UBD), or any other
unit design that connects a deep understanding of content and a mastery of skills and concepts to real - world contexts.
Embarking on your first
project -
based learning unit is an exhilarating time full of big ideas and even bigger hopes about how this new avenue for teaching and
learning will change your students» lives.
Maker education is a new school of educational thought which strives to deliver constructivist,
project -
based learning curriculum and instructional
units.
Fresh off a nutrition
unit where they
learned about digestion in the human body and picked up a few simple, healthy recipes, the class became enthusiastic about the idea of using food as a
basis for a service
learning project.
A teacher transforms her third - grade
unit on Native Americans into a semester - long
project -
based learning unit.
Today, she advocates for the implementation of
project -
based learning units to engage students, and to give them voice and choice in what and how they
learn.
When you first launch a PBL
unit, you will likely have students who have never experienced
project -
based learning.
It's true: engaging the passions of your students through a well - thought out and meaningful
project -
based learning unit coupled with design thinking creates students with strong leadership, confidence, and solid core content knowledge.
I support
project -
based learning and have found that when I have incorporated it into a
unit of study, the finished products are typically above and beyond my expectations.
Unlike traditional classroom
projects, 21st Century
Project -
Based Learning units enable students to
learn from doing the content of the standard curriculum.
In contrast to these add - on
projects, 21st Century
Project -
Based Learning is a full technology integrated learning unit that motivates students to learn standards - based content in new
Based Learning is a full technology integrated learning unit that motivates students to learn standards - based content in n
Learning is a full technology integrated
learning unit that motivates students to learn standards - based content in n
learning unit that motivates students to
learn standards -
based content in new
based content in new ways.
The box provides teachers with all instructions for setting up, managing and assessing a
project -
based learning unit.
As a fresh and innovative approach to teaching plant growth and development in their curriculum, the Blossburg Elementary team chose to introduce hydroponics last year as a
project -
based learning unit to increase student engagement.
Project -
based learning is an inquiry -
based unit of study that begins with a burning question that students will answer through research, collaboration, and creative expression.
Participants will reflect on their own instructional practice, examining existing
units of study or planning new ones that integrate active
learning strategies in their blended classrooms through posing challenge questions, problems, or scenarios in order to develop an authentic
project -
based learning environment.
Inspired educators and their students present their successful
project -
based learning units to the public.
He authored and / or edited BIE's
project based curriculum units for high school government and economics and was a contributing author of the Project Based Learning Handbook and is a writer and editor of BIE's PBL Toolkit
project based curriculum units for high school government and economics and was a contributing author of the Project Based Learning Handbook and is a writer and editor of BIE's PBL Toolkit Se
based curriculum
units for high school government and economics and was a contributing author of the
Project Based Learning Handbook and is a writer and editor of BIE's PBL Toolkit
Project Based Learning Handbook and is a writer and editor of BIE's PBL Toolkit Se
Based Learning Handbook and is a writer and editor of BIE's PBL Toolkit Series.
The
unit utilizes inquiry, student teamwork,
project -
based learning, student journals, and fosters responsible actions toward wildlife and related natural resources.
Studies of high school economics classes showed that students taught with
project -
based units not only
learned more economics content, but they also
learned to be better problem solvers in economics (Finkelstein, Hanson, Huang, Hirschman, & Huang, 2010; Mergendoller, Maxwell, & Bellisimo, 2006).
Additionally, my blog posts, reflections, and one instructional
unit will demonstrate a deeper understanding and more proficient use of
project -
based learning.
Project -
based learning is the concept of an entire lesson,
unit, or even curriculum being designed with the goal of the students accomplishing a real - world task.
My students created everything during our
project -
based learning unit with the plan to share it online.
No lesson or
project -
based learning unit survives unchanged when exposed to students.
She has developed and published thematic curriculum
units on «Young Children
Learning About Ancient China Through Archeology, Ancient Nubia and Egypt», and «
Learning to Read Nature's Book,» an interdisciplinary
project -
based unit through the study of the environment and social justice (2005, co-authored with Bisse Bowman).