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in respect to NCF 2005

Project Based Learning

Project Based Learning is one approach to create a learning environment where students construct personal knowledge based on real world issues and practices.

Learning activities are long term and open-ended, empowering the students with the ability to make choices and decisions.

In these types of activities, students are more likely to internalize the learning that takes place because they feel a greater sense of ownership over their work when required to make decisions based on real world issues.

The teacher's role shifts from that of transferring knowledge to that of a learning facilitator in this student-directed environment.

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coLLaBoration

A Key Element in Project Based Learning

Students have the opportunity to gain skills that are desired by today's employer as they work in teams by collaborating, communicating and decision making.

They decide how to find answers, solve problems, and present information while collaborating with teachers, peers, and community members.

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Project Learning cYcLe

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tHe deFine PHase

tHe deFine PHase

EssentialQuestion

StudentAutonomy

GroupingStrategy

AssessmentRubric

Project Aim& Scope

Curriculum &

Standards

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Project Aim & Scope : involves key challenge the project is aiming to address as well as other aspects like grades ,subjects and levels like school, national or international.

Curriculum & Standards : to select specific topics w.r.t learning outcomes such as enhancement in 21st century skills.

Essential Question : to highlight a problem that has relevance to the real world.

THE DEFINE PHASE

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Student Autonomy : to be given on the basis of age group of the students.

Grouping Strategy : to create one group of mixed ability and gender.

Assessment Rubric : to maintain a judicious balance of authentic , formative and summative assessment by the time the project is completed.

THE DEFINE PHASE

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Reviews & checkpoints

Direct Instructions

Resources Plan Role Definitions

Products & Milestones :

Work Breakdown

Task Schedule

THE PLAN PHASE

THE PLAN PHASE

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THE PLAN PHASE

Work Breakdown: into tasks & sub-tasks to track and manage the sequence of activities.

Products & Milestones : to be placed in the intervals throughout the project which help to assess the team’s progress.

Role Definitions : to assign task & sub-task to each member on the basis of already existing skills and the skills they need to sharpen during the course of project undertaken.

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THE PLAN PHASE

Task Schedule : to be planned with start and end date of each task & sub-task.

Resources Plan : to make a list of various resources required.

Direct Instructions : planned direct instructions like ppt etc.

Reviews & checkpoints : review meetings at individual as well team level.

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Project Launch

artifacts

cuLminating Products

ceLebrating comPLetion

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the do Phase

Project Launch : launching pad to enable students share quickly the scope & expectations thereof.

Artifacts : provide evidence of the process of student thinking and also reflect their acquisition of knowledge.

Culminating Products : incorporate everything students have learned throughout the project.

Celebration Completion : equally important to acknowledge the investment of the time and energy by students on successful completion of the project.

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Conflict Management

Re-planning

Progress Monitoring Facilitation

Student Preparation

Process Management

the manage

Phase

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the manage Phase

Process Management: involves application of knowledge skills , tools & techniques to project activities.

Student Preparation: instructions to be given about 2 weeks before the project launch w.r.t prerequisite knowledge and skills

Facilitation : creation, and facilitation of resources will be used to enable the students to be successful.

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the manage Phase

Progress Monitoring : Monitoring will be done at individual as well as group level throughout the project learning.

Re-planning : will be required if there is change in the school schedule or error in the estimation of the scope.

Conflict Management: the lack of Self direction , self – discipline and prerequisite skills generate conflicts which will be managed as and when required.

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Summative aSSeSSment &

GradinG

aSSeSSment of 21St Century

SkillS throuGh artifaCtS

teaCher refleCtion & evaluation

the revieW PhaSe

Student refleCtion & evaluation

The Review PhaseThe Review Phase

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the revieW PhaSe

Student Reflection & Evaluation : Integrating Reflection is important to analyse the learning project as the self-evaluation always benefits the learning process by improving the skills.

Teacher Reflection & Evaluation :teacher Reflection is must in order to have an overview of the tasks done and further modifications / improvements in the future projects.

Assessment of 21st Century Skills Through Artifacts :to develop habit of mind to explore a topic in a multidimensional way assessments encourage accountability , goal setting and improved performance.

Summative Assessment & Grading : rubrics that will be used for summative assessment.

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Dear Educators

"When teachers and their students are "connected" through project based learning the "world" becomes an

indispensible curriculum resource.”

This helps steer the students’ path towards higher education and prepares them for a productive

career path.

Thanks !

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