July 18: Project Based Learning

Last week, we ran out of time to discuss different learning styles, but we all know that students do learn in many different ways. Today we will discuss one of the ways that you can reach students effectively through those learning styles -- project based learning -- and  a way to store and share the learning artifacts.

• Opening Activity: Divergent Thinking
• Video: Changing educational paradigms
• Small group discussions
• Small Group Activity: Divergent Thinking Exercises
• Divergent Thinking Activity Worksheet
• Project based learning introduction
• How to create websites (for use with your projects)
• What is project based learning and how does it differ from simply using projects in class?
• Exploring Buck Institute for Education: primary source for PBL
• Examining an example of PBL
• Creating our own PBL units, complete with websites 
• Extension: Reading: What Type of Thinker Are You?