If you have happened to read my innovation proposal or literature review then you know that Project-Based Learning is my focus. What better way to get students involved with their education than to actually have them facilitate it?! While watching this video, one of the things that stood out to me was how the students presented their work to the council member. This step is so important in PBL because students feel more motivated to try harder if they know that someone with power will be looking at their work. They are inventing their projects for a certain audience and that audience is not the teacher. Students like to know they have a voice and can influence a positive change. They work harder, smarter, and more efficiently through PBL. The knowledge they gain is deeper planted in their brains rather than the "sit and get" model of learning. I cannot wait to see the outcomes of efficiently implementing PBL in my classroom this coming school year.
Creativity is a crucial part of the learning process. The standard learning models do very little to spark this creativity in students. Most of the time they are bored and disengaged. However, if they are using their brains to create something to showcase, they will be fully engaged and enthralled in the learning. The collaboration involved in PBL instills great skills within students by teaching them how to efficiently work in a team to get certain tasks done for one common goal. This is real-world learning at its finest! The critical-thinking skills that go into PBL are so much more than just listening to a lecture and answering some multiple-choice questions. They really deep dive into their projects and demonstrate those higher-order thinking skills.
Take a few minutes to watch these little community members in action. Notice how excited and engaged they are!
(Edutopia)
Reference:
Edutopia. “Project-Based Learning: Raising Student Achievement for All Learners.” YouTube, 20 June 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGWqBZSFgxE. Accessed 4 July 2023.
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