Project-based+Learning

=Project-Based Learning= Electing to integrate project-based learning (pbl) activities into your instruction is an instructional/planning strategy you can use and develop to support active student engagement, or create opportunities for students to employ higher level thinking skills. PBL lends itself to using existing software to collect, communicate, and record information. In addition, there are many unique and compelling uses of the internet that can be used to acquire, enrich, and extend knowledge such as the use of "Real-time data, collaborative projects, and primary resources. The internet also offers opportunities to publish student work and develop and refine online research and searching techniques. The use of essential questions is a pre-requisit to the development of any PBL plan and will help encourage original thoughts as well as discourage plagiarism. Listed below are a few online resources that may help jump start your ideas and thought processes as well as assist and guide your instructional planning.

On-line Resources
[|Envision Schools - Project Exchange] Project Exchange is primarily an online workspace for Envision teachers to share projects and collaborate with one another through sharing best practice in project design and implementation.

[|Thirteen Ed Online - Original Lesson Plans] Lesson plans are developed by Thirteen Ed Online Master Teachers. Starting with tried-and-true lessons that work in the classroom, our Web-savvy teachers have built Web-based activities that use the rich resources of Thirteen/WNET New York and the Internet. Each month, they create new lessons based upon outstanding PBS series and around outstanding Web resources.

[|Edutopia]- The George Lucas Educational Foundation website. This website explores what works in eduction and includes information that enriches an educators understanding of PBL . [|Read-Write-Think] - NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content.

[|Library of Congress - The American Memory Project] - Teacher'e eye view of over 7 million historical documents, photographs, recordings, films, and maps. At this site you will also find lessons, activities and ideas on how to incorporate the use of these primary/secondary resources.

[|Big6] Some people call the Big6 an information problem-solving strategy because with the Big6, students are able to handle any problem, assignment, decision or task.

[|My Hero] The MY HERO Project invites students to share their art, film, and written work globally. Writing for a global audience, using multimedia to convey messages, and identifying positive role models while meeting standards that address 21st century skills. See examples, explore lesson ideas, and consider the many resources available from this free site

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