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Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to a complex question, problem, or challenge.

 

      ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

Significant Content - At its core, the project is focused on teaching students important knowledge and skills, derived from standards and key concepts at the heart of academic subjects such as:

  • Debating ideas

  •  Making predictions

  • Designing plans and/or experiments

  • Collecting and analyzing data

  • Drawing conclusions

  • Communicating ideas and findings to others

  • Asking new questions

  • Creating artifacts

  • Asking and refining questions

 

21st Century Competencies - Students build competencies valuable for today’s world, such as problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity/innovation, which are explicitly taught and assessed.

In-Depth Inquiry - Students are engaged in an extended, rigorous process of asking questions, using resources, and developing answers.

 

Voice and Choice - Students are allowed to make some choices about the products to be created, how they work, and how they use their time, guided by the teacher and depending on age level and experience.

 

Critique and Revision - The project includes processes for students to give and receive feedback on the quality of their work, leading them to make revisions or conduct further inquiry.

 

Public Audience - Students present their work to classmates and teacher.

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