6. Essential Elements
• Real-world topic (relevance)
• Actionable Challenges
• Students collaborating on teams
• Students asking good questions
• Teachers as Co-Collaborator
• Leverage existing technologies
7. Project Based Learning Challenge Based Learning
Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary
Collaborative Collaborative
Learning Focused Learning Focused on Student–Designed
on Expected Outcomes Questions and Solutions
Problem Oriented Authentic, Real–World Problems
Sometimes Simulated
Teacher Directed Student Directed
Teacher as Co–Collaborator
Limited Access to Information 24/7 Access to Tools, Experts, and Resources
with Technology with Technology
Activities and Solutions Creative and Open–Ended
may be Somewhat Scripted Activities and Solutions
Concept–Oriented Action–Oriented
Not Easily Scalable Easily Scalable
Solution Shared Locally Solution Published Online (Global Access)
and Put Into Action
8. Challenge Based Learning - Framework
Big Idea
Essential Question
The Challenge
Guiding Resources
Guiding Questions Guiding Activities
Web and iTunes U
Solution - Action
Assessment
Publishing - Student Samples Publishing - Student Reflection
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10. Challenges
• Reduce Your School’s Paper Waste • Make your town more energy efficient
• Increase recycling in your community • Tell the story of War
• Improve the online behaviors of • Cultural Shift: Disprove a misconception
youth in your community about your generation
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11. Democracy
Create an authentic
medium for
strengthening democracy.
Student Created Challenge Solution: Gov Love Ning
Student Created Challenge Solution: Operation iVote Demo
Student Created Challenge Solution: The Ideal Voter Site
Student Created Challenge Solution: The Democracy of Tomorrow Site
Student Created Challenge Solution: What Up, Gov! Facebook Group
12. Fitness
Big Idea: Fitness
Essential Question: How can kids lead a healthier lifestyle and be more physically fit?
Challenge: Change the fitness behaviors of youth to help them be more physically fit.
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14. Positive Effects
• Attendance
• Engagement - (especially with traditionally less successful students)
• Empowerment - Giving students a voice
• Communication and Collaboration skills
• Community Connections
30. Additional Resources
• 100 Web Tools to Enhance Collaboration: http://techlearning.com/blogs/
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• 50 Free Collaboration Tools that are Awesome for Education: http://
www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2010/50-free-collaboration-tools/
• Authentic Assessment with Google Forms: http://
teach42morrow.blogspot.com/2010/04/google-forms-for-authentic-
assessment.html
• Katie’s Delicious Links for Collaboration: http://delicious.com/kmorrow/
collaboration
• Katie’s iWeb site for iCollaborate Workshop: http://web.me.com/mrsmorrow/
iCollaborate/Home.html
• Building a PLN with Web 2.0 Tools: http:budurl.com/buildapln