About Project Based Learning
This year I will be teaching all 5th Grade students by using the Project Based Learning Method. I will be creating Project Based Learning Units focused on the 5th Grade Science Standards. Within my units I will be incorporating Non-Fiction reading. Please take a moment to read about Project Based Learning and watch the video below.
What is PBL?
In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. While allowing for some degree of student "voice and choice," rigorous projects are carefully planned, managed, and assessed to help students learn key academic content, practice 21st Century Skills (such as collaboration, communication & critical thinking), and create high-quality, authentic products & presentations. Rigorous, meaningful and effective Project Based Learning:
Information from www.bie.org
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Why use PBL?
Students gain a deeper understanding of the concepts and standards at the heart of a project. Projects also build vital workplace skills and lifelong habits of learning. Projects can allow students to address community issues, explore careers, interact with adult mentors, use technology, and present their work to audiences beyond the classroom. PBL can motivate students who might otherwise find school boring or meaningless. |