PROJECT-BASED APPROACH

Louis Mark N. PlazaMSU-Iligan Institute of TechnologyIntegrated Developmental School26 November 2012

impressions on projects

• Projects take awhile.• Projects seem engaging.• Projects require a lot of work.• Students work together during

projects.

questions on projects

• What type of students do projects work best for? Most motivated students?• How do projects address standards?• How long do projects take?• Do projects need to be interdisciplinary?• How would I begin a project?

Conventional Classroom Scenario

Lecture Exercises Tests

Project- Based Classroom Scenario

Write in Journals, use Rubrics and Checklists to guide their

learning, stay on track and self-assess.Designing

Questioning

GuhIT

Conventional or Project-based?

• Collaborative Student Work• Long-term investigations• Assessment tests• Student-centered• School-based activities• Teacher decision making

Project• Collaborative Student Work• Long-term investigations• Student-centered

Conventional• School-based activities• Teacher decision making• Assessment tests

Constructivism, PrjBL, PrbBL and IBL

Constructivism

Project-Based Learning

Inquiry-Based Learning

Problem-Based Learning

Possible Goals

• Try some project-based learning strategies • Make my classroom more student-centered• Incorporate group work• Do at least one project this year• Do more than one project this year• Improve a particular project• Integrate technology in classroom learning

Benefits

• Increased motivation• Academic gains• Improved higher-order thinking skills• Increased collaboration• Growth in self-direction• Benefits for all students

End Note.

We are not now that strength which in the old daysMoved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are,One equal-temper of heroic hearts,Made weak by time and fate, but strong in willTo strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Ulysses, Alfred Lord Tennyson