Blog Post #9

What Can Teachers and Students Teach Us About Project Based Learning? 

Project Based Learning is one of the many ways that teachers and students can both simultaneously teach and learn from one another.

here are few helpful resources which helped me come to my final conclusion.
PBL - High School Math
What Motivates Students?
Ten Sites Supporting Digital Classroom Collaboration in Project Based Learning 
Project Based Learning For Teachers
Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning:

Every good project needs things in order to successful and serve its purpose for leaning.

First engage the students' interests by using an a thought provoking "entry event" such as a video, discussion, field trip, or a guest speaker. This will spark conversation and interest among the students providing a great opportunity for learning.

Second, come up with a good "driving question". This will be the impotant main idea of the topic, something that is clear, and will challenge them to think. This will provoke thought among the students and challenge them to think more deeply about the topic, creating the perfect opportunity for discussion.

Third, is the student voice and choice. This is an important part of PBL because as the teacher it is important to let your students have a voice in their own education and learning. Give them project options or allow them to form ideas or suggestions about projects or assignments.

Fourth, be sure that the projects the students are working on are meaningful for the 21st century, meaning that they will have to perform tasks that are PBL format that will require collaboration, critical thinking, meaningful work, and the use of technology. 

Fifth, "Inquiry and Innovation". Be sure that the students will be engaged enough in the subject matter of the project that they will form their own questions and search for new answers or new ways of finding out the answers. Encourage them to question things.

Six, "Feedback and Revision" Allow student to experience feedback on projects from both the teacher and their peers. This will emphasize the importance of quality work they must provide in order to produce quality projects. By allowing feedback this opens the option for revision, students can then take the feedback and correct and reflect on ideas or work throughout their project. 

Seven, "Publicly presented product" this will create motivation among the students to perform well and provide quality work. Because they know their classmates with get to see their final product they choose to put quality effort into what will be present. They will want to be proud of what they are presenting. 

Students need to feel a sense of accomplishment and achievement. This among other things such as encouragement, general interest, excitement, and a sense of skill are all things that motivate students in the classroom. Overall, this what PBL can solidify