Participants explore the tenets of project-based learning and develop a unit of study they will implement with their students.  

Starting with standards, participants will write authentic tasks that require students to answer essential questions. They will complete a plan for implementing the project when they return to their classrooms.

The workshop is designed for educators working with students at all levels (K-12).

Each ProjectLearn Academy is a highly customized experience designed specifically to meet your unique objectives and to work with your existing technologies.

Goal
Learn to design technology projects which improve student creativity, increase engagement, promote problem solving skills, and increase understanding.

Outcomes

• learn how and when to use project-based learning
• gain expertise in designing authentic tasks
• become aware of the resources on Recipes4Success.com
• leave ready to implement PBL technology projects

Elements
Participants will explore project-based learning and technology topics, including:

• Those covered in the Developing PBL Expertise workshop.
• Collaboration and performance assessment.
• ProjectLearn Project-Design process.
• Skills: web authoring and multimedia.

Timeline
This five day workshop runs for approximately six hours each day. Participants begin by exploring samples of PBL and technology. They learn the tenets of project-based learning and begin writing their own essential questions and authentic tasks. They explore PBL from a student perspective as they create a high-quality example. They then work from a teacher perspective to design effective evaluation and implementation strategies for the Unit of Study.

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