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Empowering Students: Key Elements of Project-Based Learning

Discover the essential features of project-based learning, engaging students in real-world challenges, promoting inquiry, critical thinking, and teamwork. Students learn content-specific skills in various contexts, developing interpersonal and life skills. The approach includes clear outcomes aligned with standards, reflection activities, and culminates in a presentation or product showcasing learning. Explore the benefits of this strategy for teaching and learning and access valuable PBL resources.

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Empowering Students: Key Elements of Project-Based Learning

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  1. Project-Based Learning

  2. Eight Features of Project-Based Learning 1) Engages students in complex, real-world issues and problems; where possible, the students select and define issues or problems that are meaningful to them.

  3. Eight Features of Project-Based Learning 2) requires students to use inquiry, research, planning skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills as they complete the project

  4. Eight Features of Project-Based Learning 3) Requires students to learn and apply content-specific skills/standards and knowledge in a variety of contexts as they work on the project

  5. Eight Features of Project-Based Learning 4) Provides opportunities for students to learn and practice interpersonal skills as they work in cooperative teams and, whenever possible, with adults in workplaces or the community

  6. Eight Features of Project-Based Learning 5) Gives students practice in using the array of skills needed for their adult lives and careers (how to allocate time/resources; individual responsibility, interpersonal skills, learning through experience, etc.)

  7. Eight Features of Project-Based Learning 6) Includes expectations regarding accomplishments/learning outcomes; these are linked to the learning standards and outcomes for the school/state and are stated at the beginning of the project.

  8. Eight Features of Project-Based Learning 7) Incorporates reflection activities that lead students to think critically about their experiences and to link those experiences to specific learning standards

  9. Eight Features of Project-Based Learning 8) Ends with a presentation or product that demonstrates learning and is assessed; the criteria could be decided upon by the students.

  10. Eight Features of Project-Based Learning From: “Project-Based Learning: A strategy for Teaching and Learning” Center for Youth Development and Education - Boston

  11. REFERENCES • See Dr. Ellis – Task Based teaching • Teacher discussion about PBL • PBL.org • What is collaborative learning? • Free PBL resources

  12. http://eflclassroom.ning.com

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