Problem Based Learning

•Curriculum development and delivery system that recognizes the need to develop problem solving skills as well as the necessity of helping students to acquire necessary knowledge and skills.

What does PBL look like in the classroom?

1. Students work through a series of problems designed to:• be authentic (i.e. address real-world concerns)•target defined areas of the curriculum•approximate the real world, so that students find themselves actually engaged in the problem and not just observers of it;

What does PBL look like in the classroom?2. the role of the instructor changes from a "sage on the stage" to a "guide on the side“3. students work collaboratively in small groups toward the problem's resolution.

What does PBL look like in the classroom?

Here’s another way:1. Students approach the problem, without any prior

background research. 2. In the small group tutorial, they analyze the problem based

on prior-knowledge.They elaborate on the knowledge through discussion.They develop new knowledge structures.They formulate their own learning objectives.

3. Students proceed to a period of self-directed study. This helps them to develop, fine-tune, and restructure the existing knowledge structure.

4. Students then return to the small group tutorial, where they integrate and apply the knowledge they gained during self-directed study in order to problem-solve.

EXAMPLEShttp://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/bubbles/http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/ancientworld/index.html

CREATE YOUR OWN

•In groups of no more than 4 create a project for your students following the PBL guidelines. •Choose your subject, and set your objective. •I need you to include: The task, The process, Resources, and Learning Advice.•The deadline is MAY 25