Week
6: Coral Reefs
Weeks 4, 5, and 6 make up the first three-week cycle of the
course. Currently, you are in Week C: Teacher as Designer.
Use what
you have learned about Problem-Based Learning lessons from being
a student of Coral Reefs to design your own PBL lesson about
this environment and reflect on what you have learned about
thinking systemically about Coral Reefs.
Assignment
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Individual:
(by
midnight Sunday)
- Review
the PBL Design Rubric
- Review
the readings and references.
- Post
a draft of a PBL lesson
for your students about Coral Reefs in the Teacher as
Designer space in the Classroom.
- Read
your teammates' lessons. Revise your own.
- Submit your lesson for
a grade to your Portfolio
in the Classroom
and rate it using the rubric.
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Act as a critical friend
to two teammates by rating his or her lesson
using the rubric in the Portfolio.
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Readings
You
will want to locate other resources locally and on the Internet
to supplement these. Post the resources you find in the Resource
Space in the Classroom.
Chapter 4 in How
to Use Problem-Based Learning in the Classroom.
Stepien, W.J. (1998).
Making
the "Linc" provides a similar process to one we
are using to creating a PBL unit.
"Teaching Approaches
in an Earth Systems Classroom." Science Is a Study
of Earth: A Resource Guide for Curriculum Restructure.
Section 5. pp. 81-118.
Web Sites
What
is Problem Based Learning? Linda T. Torp explains what is
meant by an ill-structured problem. She contends that students
learn from the inside by stepping inside the problem situation
in the role of stakeholder. She describes a waste management
problem which was solved by students at Chicago's Steinmetz
High Schools Career Academy. She discusses the role of the teacher
in PBL and concludes that the students' need to know is fuelled
by the real world nature of the problems presented.
Engaged
Learning A rationale for the permanence of engaged learning
in education is presented here. The argument is made that engaged
learning a) supports the way our brains work and learn and b)
correlates with what students should know in a technological
age for success. PBL is listed among the instructional models
which employ engaged learning and these models are explored.
Resources for information on engaged learning are also listed.
Exploring
the Environment™. A NASA Classroom of the Future™
site featuring Problem-Based Learning activities.
Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy. Center for Problem-Based
Learning. Begin on the Navigation Assistance page to access
a list of resources.
Sign up for the PBL-Listserv
to talk with other educators about its use.
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