What is effective project-based learning (PBL)?  What do collaboration, inquiry, self-directed learning, metacognition, and Web 2.0  have to do with classrooms?  This session unpacks some of the common terms and myths associated with PBL and 21st century learning.  We’ll help you co-construct a model of PBL and we’ll deconstruct some examples. Gain a deeper understanding of the role of technology in learning through the examination of rich and relevant tasks .

Audience: All levels

Resources:

• Tech2Learn wiki with PBL resources and links
• PBL project ideas: Teddy Bear Project, Adobe Youth Project iEARN – Hidden, The Buck Institute
• Documents: PBL Project Planning Questions, Project Planning Forms, PBL Elements to Consider, Project Design