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P_______ Based LearningBuilding a why and whatWhat are we going to do today?

What can you tell me about the pieces in that bag.

They are part of a story.

What do you think that story is?Look in the bag of Lego InquiryInquiry ALWAYS begins with a QUESTION(interrogatives anyone?)

Four Levels of Inquiry (Banchi, 2008; Herron, 1971)ConfirmationStructuredGuidedOpen

Inquiry LevelQuestionProcedureSolutionConfirmationStudents confirm a principle through an activity when the results are known

X X XStructuredStudents investigate a teacher-presented question through a prescribed procedure X XGuided Students investigate a teacher-presented question through a student-designed/selected procedure XOpenStudents investigate questions that are student generated through student design/selected proceduresLevels of InquiryYes? How/Why?No? How/Why?whats in the bag?Yes? How/Why?No? How/Why?iMovie covering content learned about Industrial Revolution.There once was a crook named Conrad

He was quite the rapscallion

What you gonna do?When Officer Dan comes for you

Officer Dans DilemmaYou can help Officer DanBuild a vehicle that Dan can use to transport the crook back to the station house.The crook must be secure. If there is a gap wider than 1 unit he could escape or cause trouble.Dan doesnt like to litter so you need to use all the piecesAesthetic is very important. Your design must be symmetric.If you can get both characters in and out of the vehicle without taking it apart, you will get a bonus.Go for itYou can be a rock star,but you still need to learn the chords

Old School Flipped Instruction

Self pacedReplayableJust-in-time

Blocks are the facts & figuresWe dont just want students to accumulate blocks..

We want them to build elegant constructs using those blocks

Elegance comes in many forms

Release the Kraken

P_______BL means starting here and going there

.and other other placesOne must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try.Sophocles, 400 B.C.

Competency: Competency is more than the acquisition of knowledge and skills. Competency implies the ability to analyze and synthesize information and transfer learning from one subject to another. Is divergence = competence?Competency Based EducationOutcomes are stressedIt is criterion-referencedProvides flexibility in acquisition of learningNo implicit sequence for learning activitiesIt considers the relative values of outcomes

(del Bueno, 1977)P_____BL - Defining and SituatingExploring Terms Associated with PBLInquiryProblem-based LearningProject-based learningService LearningProblem-based LearningInvolves Inquiry (a non-trivial question or task)Goal: To Solve a ProblemMay or May NOT involve a projectProduct: A solution (multiple solutions possible)Project-based LearningInquiry Involves a QuestionUsually involves addressing multiple problems in the course of the inquiryAnchored in making/doing/producing a ProductProduct Presented to Panel/External ExpertsThe Product MATTERS to external audienceMust be an AUTHENTIC endeavor

Service LearningIs P_______-Based Learning Project is generated by the outside audienceCommunity relevant problem is community basedCan often be leveraged for opportunities for external fundingProduct Presented to Panel/External ExpertsMust be an AUTHENTIC endeavor.

Received whole class instruction Received small group instructionWorked on tasks/product independentlyWorked on tasks/product collaborativelyWhole class discussionSmall group/paired discussion

Received whole class instruction43% Received small group instruction13%Worked on tasks/product independently27%Worked on tasks/product collaboratively19%Whole class discussion14%Small group/paired discussion21%