Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning

An OverviewAn Overview

What is it?What is it?

Project-based education is an instructional approach that seeks to contextualize language learning by involving learners in projects, rather than in isolated activities targeting specific skills.

Project-based education is an instructional approach that seeks to contextualize language learning by involving learners in projects, rather than in isolated activities targeting specific skills.

Project-based learning activities generallyintegrate language and cognitive skills

connect to real-life problemsgenerate high learner interest

involve some cooperative or group learning skills

Project-based learning activities generallyintegrate language and cognitive skills

connect to real-life problemsgenerate high learner interest

involve some cooperative or group learning skills

Unlike instruction where content is organized by themes that relate and contextualized material to be learned, project-based learning presents learners with a problem to solve or a product to produce.

They must then plan and execute activities to achieve their objectives.

Unlike instruction where content is organized by themes that relate and contextualized material to be learned, project-based learning presents learners with a problem to solve or a product to produce.

They must then plan and execute activities to achieve their objectives.

BenefitsBenefits

As a natural part of the process learners plan, work on complex tasks, negotiate work details, volunteer or are assigned duties and assess their performance and progress.

The sense of accomplishment felt by all who participate in a meaningful project has a real impact on self-esteem

As a natural part of the process learners plan, work on complex tasks, negotiate work details, volunteer or are assigned duties and assess their performance and progress.

The sense of accomplishment felt by all who participate in a meaningful project has a real impact on self-esteem

…more benefits…more benefits

Meets the needs of learners with varying skill levels and learning styles.Engages and motivates bored or indifferent students.

Meets the needs of learners with varying skill levels and learning styles.Engages and motivates bored or indifferent students.

Projects selected may be complex and require an investment of time and resources, or they may be more modest in scale.

Projects selected may be complex and require an investment of time and resources, or they may be more modest in scale.

Examples? (Groups of 3)Examples? (Groups of 3)

Here are some examples…

Here are some examples…

A Weekly menu of healthy serving sizes and dishes

A healthy recipe book that incorporates healthy versions of American recipes as well as recipes from their homelands

A Weekly menu of healthy serving sizes and dishes

A healthy recipe book that incorporates healthy versions of American recipes as well as recipes from their homelands

A center/school-wide health fair

A video documentary (or powerpoint presentation) about health-related topics as they apply to their immediate families, friends, and community

A center/school-wide health fair

A video documentary (or powerpoint presentation) about health-related topics as they apply to their immediate families, friends, and community

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An interactive website (or pamphlet) about neighborhood health resources that can be accessed (or distributed to) people in the community, other students, etc.

An interactive website (or pamphlet) about neighborhood health resources that can be accessed (or distributed to) people in the community, other students, etc.

An educational song or theatrical piece to be performed in front of an audience made of individuals who did not attend the health literacy course

An educational song or theatrical piece to be performed in front of an audience made of individuals who did not attend the health literacy course

Project Ideas Should Come From The

Students

Project Ideas Should Come From The

Students

Students should be encouraged to be creative, think outside the box, use different media, and more than anything truly create a product that can be shared with and thought of as useful/informative by other community members who did not attend the health literacy course.

Students should be encouraged to be creative, think outside the box, use different media, and more than anything truly create a product that can be shared with and thought of as useful/informative by other community members who did not attend the health literacy course.

Questions?Questions?