An Introduction to ICT-Infused
Project Based Learning
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Project Based Learning
A systematic teaching method that
engages learners in acquiring
knowledge and skills through an
extended inquiry process structured
around complex, relevant
questions, carefully designed
products, and authentic tasks.
From Introduction to Project Based Learning Handbook, Buck Institute for Education.
Project Based Learning
A systematic teaching method that
engages learners in acquiring
knowledge and skills through an
extended inquiry process structured
around complex, relevant
questions, carefully designed
products, and authentic tasks.
From Introduction to Project Based Learning Handbook, Buck Institute for Education.
Project Based Learning
A systematic teaching method that
engages learners in acquiring
knowledge and skills through an
extended inquiry process structured
around complex, relevant
questions, carefully designed
products, and authentic tasks.
From Introduction to Project Based Learning Handbook, Buck Institute for Education.
Project Based Learning
A systematic teaching method that
engages learners in acquiring
knowledge and skills through an
extended inquiry process structured
around complex, relevant
questions, carefully designed
products, and authentic tasks.
From Introduction to Project Based Learning Handbook, Buck Institute for Education.
Project Based Learning
A systematic teaching method that
engages learners in acquiring
knowledge and skills through an
extended inquiry process structured
around complex, relevant
questions, carefully designed
products, and authentic tasks.
From Introduction to Project Based Learning Handbook, Buck Institute for Education.
Project Based Learning
A systematic teaching method that
engages learners in acquiring
knowledge and skills through an
extended inquiry process structured
around complex, relevant
questions, carefully designed
products, and authentic tasks.
From Introduction to Project Based Learning Handbook, Buck Institute for Education.
Project Based Learning
A systematic teaching method that
engages learners in acquiring
knowledge and skills through an
extended inquiry process structured
around complex, relevant
questions, carefully designed
products, and authentic tasks.
From Introduction to Project Based Learning Handbook, Buck Institute for Education.
Project Based Learning
A systematic teaching method that
engages learners in acquiring
knowledge and skills through an
extended inquiry process structured
around complex, relevant
questions, carefully designed
products, and authentic tasks.
From Introduction to Project Based Learning Handbook, Buck Institute for Education.
Project Based Learning
We’ll call it
PBL
PBL changes the classroom
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PBL changes the classroom
Students making podcasts with Audacity.
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The Edible School Yard
George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) PBL videos available free at iTunes
What
about the
use of ICT?
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ISTE’s Educational Technology
Standards for Teachers
Source:www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_for_Teachers_2008.htm
Standard 1:
Facilitate and Inspire Student
Learning and Creativity
Teachers … facilitate
experiences that advance
learning, creativity, and
innovation. . .
Source:www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_for_Teachers_2008.htm
Standard 1:
Facilitate and Inspire Student
Learning and Creativity
a) promote, support, and model creative and
innovative thinking and inventiveness.
Source:www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_for_Teachers_2008.htm
Standard 1:
Facilitate and Inspire Student
Learning and Creativity
a) promote, support, and model creative and
innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b) engage students in exploring real-world issues and
solving authentic problems using digital tools and
resources.
Source:www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_for_Teachers_2008.htm
Standard 1:
Facilitate and Inspire Student
Learning and Creativity
a) promote, support, and model creative and
innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b) engage students in exploring real-world issues and
solving authentic problems using digital tools and
resources.
c) promote student reflection using collaborative
tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual
understanding and thinking, planning, and creative
processes.
Source:www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_for_Teachers_2008.htm
Standard 1:
Facilitate and Inspire Student
Learning and Creativity
a) promote, support, and model creative and
innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b) engage students in exploring real-world issues and
solving authentic problems using digital tools and
resources.
c) promote student reflection using collaborative
tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual
understanding and thinking, planning, and creative
processes.
d) model collaborative knowledge construction by
engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and
others in face-to-face and virtual environments.
Source:www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_for_Teachers_2008.htm
Standard 1:
Facilitate and Inspire Student
Learning and Creativity
a) promote, support, and model creative and
innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b) engage students in exploring real-world issues and
solving authentic problems using digital tools and
resources.
c) promote student reflection using collaborative
tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual
understanding and thinking, planning, and creative
processes.
d) model collaborative knowledge construction by
engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and
others in face-to-face and virtual environments.
Source:www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_for_Teachers_2008.htm
What we will look at
Project Characteristics Checklist from Intel® Teach Essential Course.
What we will look at
Project Characteristics Checklist from Intel® Teach Essential Course.
Characteristics of PBL
Engaging Task
• Learners assume an active role
• Varied learning strategies engage
all learners
• Develops both knowledge and
skills
• Authentic demonstration of
learning
Characteristics of PBL
Engaging Task
Characteristics of PBL
Problem Based Task
• Authentic, real-world challenge or
question
• Demands higher-order thinking* to
real-world contexts
• Involves 21st century skills *
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Bloom’s version 2.0
American Psychological Association. www.apa.org/ed/new_blooms.html
What are 21st Century Skills?
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. www.21stcenturyskills.org/.
Businesses like Intel®
look for 21st Century Skills
Paul Otellini, President and CEO and
Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Board,
discuss 21st Century Skills
What are 21st Century Skills?
21st Century Themes:
• Solve complex problems
• Financial, Economic, Business,
and Entrepreneurial Literacy
• Civic Literacy
• Health Literacy
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. www.21stcenturyskills.org/.
What are 21st Century Skills?
Learning & Innovation Skills:
• Creativity and Innovation
• Critical Thinking and Problem
Solving
• Communication and
Collaboration
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. www.21stcenturyskills.org/.
What are 21st Century Skills?
Information, Media and
Technology Skills:
• Information Literacy
• Media Literacy
• ICT Literacy
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. www.21stcenturyskills.org/.
What are 21st Century Skills?
Life and Career Skills
•
•
•
•
•
Flexibility and Adaptability
Initiative and Self-Direction
Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
Productivity and Accountability
Leadership and
Responsibility
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. www.21stcenturyskills.org/.
Characteristics of PBL
Problem Based Task
Characteristics of PBL
ICT Enhances Learning
• ICT helps learners construct their
own understanding
• Develops higher-order thinking
and 21st century skills
• Improves collaboration
• Fosters communication
Characteristics of PBL
ICT Enhances Learning
What the research says…
PBL improves learning
when learners apply
classroom-gathered
knowledge to real-world
problems.
Adapted from Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding, Linda Darling-Hammond, et al. 2008
What the research says…
PBL improves learning
when projects require
sustained engagement
and collaboration.
Adapted from Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding, Linda Darling-Hammond, et al. 2008
What the research says…
Active-learning impacts
learner performance more
than any other variable,
including student
background and prior
achievement.
Adapted from Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding, Linda Darling-Hammond, et al. 2008
What the research says…
Learners are most
successful when they are
taught how to learn as well
as what to learn.
Adapted from Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding, Linda Darling-Hammond, et al. 2008
Intel® Teach Programme
Essentials Course Overview
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Intel Teach Programme
Essentials Course
The Intel® Teach Program is a worldwide initiative to provide
teachers with the skills to effectively integrate technology into
existing curriculum to improve student learning.
Since 1999, the Intel Teach Program has helped over 5 million
educators in more than 40 countries.
The goal of the Intel® Teach Essentials Course is to help
classroom teachers develop student-centered learning through
technology integration and project-based approaches.
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Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Course Focus
The themes of the Essentials Course include:
– Using ICT effectively in the classroom to promote 21st
century skills
– Identifying ways learners and teachers can use ICT to
enhance learning through research, communication,
collaboration, and productivity strategies and tools
– Providing hands-on learning and the creation of
curricular projects and assessments, which address
national curriculum outcomes
– Facilitating learner-centred classrooms that encourage
learner self-direction and higher-order thinking
– Collaborating with colleagues to improve teaching and
learning by problem solving and participating in peer
reviews of projects
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Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Outcomes
The creation of a classroom-based
project that you can implement in your
classroom.
A project that allows you to:
• integrate Web 2.0 tools
• meet important learning objectives
• nurture 21st century skills
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Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Course Goal
To help teachers use the power
of computer technology to
spark learner’s imagination and
ultimately move them toward
deeper learning.
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Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
Intel® Thinking with Technology
Goal of the Course
The course focuses on integrating
Online Thinking Tools into
classroom projects. Intel's online
thinking tools are available for free
to all schools in the world.
Intel® Thinking with Technology
Online Thinking Tools
Online thinking tools are active
learning places where students can:
• engage in robust discussions
• analyze complex information
• pursue investigations
• solve problems
Intel® Thinking with Technology
Visual Ranking Tool…
…for prioritizing and ordering items in a list.
Intel® Thinking with Technology
Seeing Reason
Investigate relationships in complex systems, and
create maps that communicate understanding.
Intel® Thinking with Technology
Showing Evidence
Construct well-reasoned arguments supported
by evidence, using a visual framework.
TPCK:Technological Pedagogical
Content Knowledge
Source: www.tpck.org/tpck/index