Project+Based+Learning+and+the+MYP

=#MYPChat May 30 2013: Project-Based Learning (PBL)= In order to get as many people involved as possible, we have reverted to the old time of 11:00 UTC. Check your time here.


 * This Chat's topic:** Project-Based Learning

- implement MYP and DP - don't implement MYP but are thinking about it/moving towards it.
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1.Can you share a PBL unit/project that you think is successful? 2. When is PBL inappropriate or challenging and is there a place for traditional projects in the classroom? 3. Can PBL and standardised content exist? 4. Is there room for authentic PBL in a content-heavy course? 5. How do we assess PBL effectively? Standards? Grade? 6. "A good MYP classroom already follows PBL." Discuss. 7. Does PBL need to be authentic and meaning full for students? 8. How do you keep students working at an appropriate level (not struggling beyond their ability?)


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** Stimulus Docs from the IB **
Useful Links for this Discussion

[|Project Based learning vs. Projects] [|Project Based Learning - Edutopia] [|Good overview on PBL] Connecting STEM and PBL - A 5 Part Series from 21st Century Educational Technology and Learning 10 Apps for More Organized PBL - TeachThought A Checklist for Authentic PBL - Buck Institute for Education A Sample Human Body PBL Unit Do's and Don'ts for Better PBL - Education Week Teacher PBL Overview - 3 min Youtube Video [|Seven Essentials for PBL] Also check out Twitter: [|#PBL] [|Teaching for the Future - From @amichetti]

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