PBL

Challenges

• Takes longer than expected
• Control: Balance scaffolding with student inquiry
• Difficult to design assessments for student understanding.
• Lack of modelling and feedback

Design

• Make learning goals for deep understanding based on CCSS
• Embed teaching in the project, like "just in time".
• Give multiple chances for formative self and peer assessments
• Develop collaborative group structure

Implementation

• After anchor video, introduce content, for example: the aspects of geography of target countries.

Searching

• Pose, define and categorize different problems in Geography.

Solving

• Cooperative teams begin solving problems posed and categorized.
• The instructor provides materials to generate artifacts, i.e. a poster, a computer website.

Sharing

• Students form new groups and share their learning artifact.
• Lastly, the learning artifact is made public and students assess their peers work.
• For example, students may share a poster about the different aspects of geography in a target country.

Inquiry Learning

E2: Explore with tactile activities

• In concept based mathematics, a problem is introduced like, "How to measure the weight of an object?"
• Students may explore the weight of different objects hands on with a balance or Newton meter.

E3: Explain

• The concept of grams is introduced as students seek clarity on the weight of different objects.

Elaborate

• Students apply knowledge by solving a word problem using grams and their balance.

Evaluate

• Students complete an assessment like sharing their results with the whole class.

Socratic Method

Primary Goal

• To think critically about difficult topics and issues.

The leader starts...

• This is the instructor. In time students may take over the role.
• The leader chooses the initial question about the controversial topic.

During Dialogue

• Tasks of the leader: Keep the topic focused, balance students' participation, clarifies and synthesizes by restating, keeps discussion going by asking follow up questions.

Summarize

• At the end, the leader summarizes the discussion.
• It is important to include all relevant thoughts and new learning.