Project Based Learning is the way most of the world works now. If you think about your life at home, and your life at work , you can see that we go through a variety of tasks and projects throughout each day. Each task requires that you learn new things and acquire new skills as you complete tasks.
In real life , we don't spend several hours listening as authorities in their subject area speak on and on. We start with what we know and then we ask questions about what we need to complete the task,
The research shows that PBL is more effective than the traditional lesson plan model. In Japan, Finland, Sweden and Denmark use this plan and believe it is the best way to learn. ( They score the highest on math and science tests.)
The PBL teaching and learning approach takes more time to plan. It also requires collaboration with other teachers. And it requires students have a set of skills that work with the process.
This year, I am going to emphasize the PBL to my staff and hope to work with them to incorporate PBL into their lessons and curriculum, so I will be writing more about this as I do more research on the system.
In real life , we don't spend several hours listening as authorities in their subject area speak on and on. We start with what we know and then we ask questions about what we need to complete the task,
The research shows that PBL is more effective than the traditional lesson plan model. In Japan, Finland, Sweden and Denmark use this plan and believe it is the best way to learn. ( They score the highest on math and science tests.)
The PBL teaching and learning approach takes more time to plan. It also requires collaboration with other teachers. And it requires students have a set of skills that work with the process.
This year, I am going to emphasize the PBL to my staff and hope to work with them to incorporate PBL into their lessons and curriculum, so I will be writing more about this as I do more research on the system.
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