Sustainable Project-Based Learning

Five Steps for Designing Authentic Classroom Experiences in Grades 5-12 (an Instructional Framework for Developing Ongoing Project-Based Learning Tasks and Units)

von Brad Sever

200 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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This essential guide shares a five-step process for designing, implementing, and assessing sustainable project-based learning (SPBL) units while ensuring students gain surface-, deep-, and transfer-level knowledge. Brad Sever draws from his daily work as a practitioner to deliver practical strategies for creating meaningful learning experiences that join academic growth with social-emotional skill development--all supported by the power of professional learning communities. Use this book to help increase authentic learning for your students: - Learn the benefits of project-based learning (PBL) and social and emotional learning (SEL) to student growth and academic achievement. - Access a five-step process for planning, integrating, and sustaining a comprehensive SPBL framework in your curriculum. - Receive reproducible tools and templates you can use independently or collaboratively to maximize student engagement and learning. - Reflect with end-of-chapter questions to enhance your understanding of the content. - Understand how to promote transfer learning skills through connections to real-world experiences. Contents: - Introduction - Part I: The What and Why of Sustainable Project-Based Learning - Chapter 1: Defining Sustainable Project-Based Learning - Chapter 2: Reviewing the Seven PBL Design Elements - Chapter 3: Maintaining a Sustainable Relationship With Project-Based Learning - Chapter 4: Integrating Social and Emotional Learning Into SPBL Units - Part II: The How of Sustainable Project-Based Learning Chapter 5: Step 1 Planning the SBPL Unit - Chapter 6: Step 2 Developing SPBL Assessments - Chapter 7: Step 3 Establishing a Clear Goal for Student Learning - Chapter 8: Step 4 Conducting Teacher Action Research - Chapter 9: Step 5 Reflecting, Refining, and Celebrating - Chapter 10: Transferring Learning Through Three Simultaneous Experiences - Appendix A: Glossary of Key Terms - Appendix B: Protocol Library - Appendix C: Example SPBL Unit Plans - References and Resources - Index