Project based learning (PBL) is also known as“Real World Learning”

through PBL, students go through an extendedprocess of inquiry in response to a complexquestion, problem, or challenge that deals withreal-world learning

along with concepts, teaches organization,articulation, time management, projectmanagement, and collaboration

teaches life skills

improves student engagement and retention

prepares students for 21st century careers

puts learners at the center of education- theyare no longer just the audience

Leadership skills

Project based learning allows students to take theinitiative in their learning by questioning andputting their critical thinking skills to use. Itallows more then one subject matter to bemastered at a time and is more hands on andengaging allowing the students to have fun whilelearning. This greater responsibility for theirown learning allows them to gain real-life skillsand prepares them for their future careers andcollaborating with others.

Civics Class-

• each student creates their own country withtheir own form of government and economy

• as they learn through the class they relate theactual civics terms to their country’s form ofgovernment and economy

• they will then due a final presentationexplaining their original country with their newknowledge

Looking at our example…• Photoshop- create pictures of themselves meeting other world leaders with

similar leadership styles and/or creating landmarks that are popular in theircountry

• Facebook/Twitter- students could create an “official” Facebook page forthemselves as a leader and their country as a whole as well as follow theprofiles of the other “leaders” in their class

• Edmodo- their can share information about their countries and get input fromthe teacher as well as classmates; also helpful for due date reminders

• Voki- create a press statement regarding your country from its leader• Web Quest- this whole project can be presented as a Web Quest in order to

share helpful websites• YouTube/digital story telling- create a brief video on the history of their

country. This can include the Photoshop images they have already created.• Poster- students will make an advertisement to try to get tourists to visit your

country• Second Life- making their own country