Transcript Project - Based Learning - Florida Literacy Coalition, Inc.

Project-Based
Learning
An Overview
What is it?
Project-based education is
an instructional approach
that seeks to contextualize
language learning by
involving learners in
projects, rather than in
isolated activities targeting
specific skills.
Project-based learning activities
generally
integrate language and cognitive
skills
connect to real-life problems
generate high learner interest
involve some cooperative or
group learning skills
Unlike instruction where content
is organized by themes that
relate and contextualized material
to be learned, project-based
learning presents learners with a
problem to solve or a product to
produce.
They must then plan and execute
activities to achieve their
objectives.
Benefits
As a natural part of the process
learners plan, work on complex tasks,
negotiate work details, volunteer or
are assigned duties and assess their
performance and progress.
The sense of accomplishment felt by all
who participate in a meaningful project
has a real impact on self-esteem
…more benefits
Meets the needs
of learners with
varying skill levels
and learning styles.
Engages and
motivates bored or
indifferent
students.
Projects selected may be
complex and require an
investment of time and
resources, or they may be more
modest in scale.
Examples?
(Groups of 3)
Here are some
examples…
 A Weekly menu
of healthy
serving sizes
and dishes
 A healthy recipe
book that
incorporates
healthy versions
of American
recipes as well
as recipes from
their homelands
 A center/schoolwide health fair
 A video
documentary (or
powerpoint
presentation)
about healthrelated topics as
they apply to
their immediate
families, friends,
and community
…more examples
 An interactive
website (or
pamphlet) about
neighborhood
health resources
that can be
accessed (or
distributed to)
people in the
community,
other students,
etc.
 An educational
song or
theatrical piece
to be performed
in front of an
audience made
of individuals
who did not
attend the
health literacy
course
Project Ideas Should
Come From The
Students
Students should be encouraged
to be creative, think outside the
box, use different media, and
more than anything truly create a
product that can be shared with
and thought of as
useful/informative by other
community members who did not
attend the health literacy course.
Questions?