PBL – 50+ Real-Life Challenge Questions

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Lee Anna Stirling

Quality project based learning can be for any subject, grade level, or ability level. Most intrinsically motivating for students is working to solve a real-life challenge. Especially motivating is when learners know how working to solve the challenge helps people or animals. Equally important, by working to solve a real-life challenge, students gain a sense of agency – they realize they can impact life in a positive way. Here are 50+ examples of project-based learning challenge questions.
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Challenge-Solving Projects – What and Why?

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Lee Anna Stirling

I have seen over and over, and research confirms, that when students are involved in finding answers to relevant challenges their motivation and learning deepen. In Challenge-Solving Projects, problem-based learning Continue Reading →

Provide Real-Life Projects

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Lee Anna Stirling

Challenge-Solving Projects address a real life challenge or a role-played, simulated challenge. As students realize they can effect positive, real-life change – students’ learning goals and future work goals expand. Continue Reading →

Project-Based Learning Summative Assessments

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Lee Anna Stirling

Summative assessments evaluate students’ progress with identified success skills/attitudes and academic objectives. Summative assessments should be as objective as possible. Let students know how their progress on the project’s focus Continue Reading →

Deeper Learning

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Lee Anna Stirling

Deeper learning is interacting with real world or simulated real world situations, often to solve relevant challenges. Students develop questions, connect with resources, research, challenge-solve, and communicate their work and Continue Reading →

Project-Based Learning Formative Assessments

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Lee Anna Stirling

In quality project-based learning teachers identify focus success skills/attitudes and academic content objectives/standards the project will forward. Examples of success skills/attitudes include the “4Cs” – critical thinking, communications, collaboration, and Continue Reading →

Teachers are Leaders

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Lee Anna Stirling

The more educators and pre-service educators are given opportunities and support for leadership the better for students. Traits of strong leaders – lifelong learning, empathy, analysis, creativity, collaboration, communications and Continue Reading →

Support Teachers’ Deeper Learning

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Lee Anna Stirling

Critical thinking, problem solving, adaptability, interpersonal awareness, creativity, lifelong learning, and communications are leadership skills effective teachers use daily. There is no substitute for a teacher’s understandings and ability to Continue Reading →

Darling Engineers: How can we design chocolate melters?

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Lee Anna Stirling

On a cold winter day in Waterville, Maine, Laurette Darling tells her fourth graders they will be designing and constructing features of chocolate melting solar warmers. During melter design work Continue Reading →