Project+Based+Learning

=**What is Project Based Learning?**= According to [|Project Based Learning Online], "project based learning is an instructional approach built upon authentic learning activities that engage student interest and motivation. These activities are designed to answer a question or solve a problem and generally reflect the types of learning and work people do in the everyday world outside the classroom"

What does it look like? How do you design a project based lesson?

media type="custom" key="584601" Several of the slides were borrowed from George Lucas Foundation's presentation on PBL and then mixed with Sheryl Nussbaum Beach's original content.


 * __Guiding Documents for Project Based Learning__**
 * [[file:characteristics.doc]] || Characteristics of Creative People ||
 * < [[file:chart.doc]] ||< Learning Experiences Chart ||
 * < [[file:evalcriteria.doc]] ||< Evaluation Criteria ||
 * < [[file:guidelinesforplanning.doc]] ||< Guidelines for Planning Meaningful Learning Experiences ||
 * < [[file:guidelinesforselecting.doc]] ||< Guidelines for Selecting PBL Topics ||
 * [[file:guidelinesPBL.doc]] || Guidelines for Developing PBL Units ||
 * [[file:integratedlearningguide.doc]] || Evaluation Checklist for PBL Units ||

Documents courtesy of Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach