Call to Action: Challenge Based Learning for the Global Classroom
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O’Neill Public School
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WHy? • Because students should be in charge of
their learning
• Because learning is a journey, not just a report card
• Because relevance and purpose ma9ers
• Because we live in a global community where challenges exist everywhere, and we must work together to solve them
Kids as change agents
lead the change
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see the change
be the change
Challenge Based Learning
Real problems.1.
Learn together.
Do something!
2.
3.
The origins
• ACOT
• ACOT2 -‐ Design principles
• Curriculum Development Team
• Pilot
• ImplementaFon Study
The Process
Challenge Formation
Collaborative Workspace
Edmodo
Socrative
iChat
Symbaloo
h9p://ops.esu8.org/groups/writetochangetheworld/
Research
Guiding Questions
Generated by the students, these represent
the knowledge and skills needed to successfully
develop a solution. Direct the research
Help students answer the guiding questions and develop
innovative, insightful, and realistic solutions
Designed to provide guidance on the path to a
solution.
Focused set of resources that support the activities and assist students with developing a solution
Guiding Activities & Resources
Standards and CurriculumChallenge Solution
Surveys & data Collection
Expert interviews
Solution & implementation
Reflection
Publishing
Example challenges
Design an app to improve communication on your campus.
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Transform apathy into engagement
Increase recycling in your community
Cultural Shift: Disprove a misconception about your generation
Make your town more energy efficient
Improve the online behaviors of youth in your school.
Reduce your school’s paper waste
Increase the percentage of students in your class who stay in school for one more year.
Increase the number of healthy food choices served at school (or at home).
Change a policy in your school.
Create cross-cultural connections in your school and/or community.
IMPACT
CBL Implementation Project
Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Ocoee, FL
Winter Park, FL
Chapel Hill, NC
Arlington, VAOxford,
OH
Toledo, OH
Muncia, IN
Chicago, IL
LaGrange, IL
Farmington Hills, MI
Houston, TXCanyon Lake,
TX
Phoenix, AZ
San Bernardino, CA
Culver City, CA
Omaha, NE
Calgary, Alberta Canada
Honolulu, HI
30nelovesps.org
Common concerns
Time?1.Alan Cleaver on Flickr
standards?2.
shutterhacks on Flickr
Assessment? 3.Nomadic Lass on Flickr
technology? 4.Serigne Diagne on Flickr
How to get started
challengebasedlearning.org
Take Action and Make a Difference
www.challengebasedlearning.org