Deeper Learning Educators – Deeper Learning Students
For most inspiring project-based learning, include a public audience. Presenting beyond the class brings extra excitement, motivation, strengthened agency and confidence. Students share findings, conclusions, and recommendations. In project-based learning, Continue Reading →
In early childhood, project-based learning is a natural fit. Young children are curious. They are filled with questions and often are uninhibited about posing their questions. Their natural problem-solving way is to Continue Reading →
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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Here are examples of social studies challenge questions. Also social studies/science and social studies/math. Especially motivating and agency-building is when students work to help solve a Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →