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Project-Based Learning

Learning

In

Action!

Daniela Munca, PhD, iEARN Master Teacher

Personalities

Lorena Bogza Madonna

Ban Ki-moon Nicolas Sarkozy John MacCaine

Dima Bilan Bill Gates

Antonio Banderas Tony Blair

Vladimir Putin Hillary Clinton

Steven Spielberg

“ “ Large groups exhibit moreLarge groups exhibit more intelligence than isolated intelligence than isolated individuals; Collective individuals; Collective intelligence shapes business, economies, intelligence shapes business, economies,

societies and nationssocieties and nations““Together all of us know more than Together all of us know more than any one of us does.any one of us does.””

James SurowieckiJames Surowiecki

“The Wisdom of the Crowd” by James Surowiecki

Project-Based Learning (PBL)

“My HERO” Project

2005-2006 - 100 classrooms - collaborative project work in 16 different countries

Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Columbia,

Egypt, Germany, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, the United States, Uzbekistan

- Virtual classrooms - 3-4 months - projects drawn from the curriculum of each of

the classrooms organized around a selected theme.

“A Special Place” Project

8 teachers 5 countries Around 60 students “Special Place” project PowerPoint Presentations Online collaborative space Read each others’ projects and exchanged

comments Learned about various amazing places

around the world

“Laws of Life” ProjectIntermediate Level

Reading task: Chose an essay from “Laws of Life” Read it and be ready to tell the rest of the

class about it.Writing task:

Write a response to the author of essay. In no more than 40 words state:

A general review. Your opinion about one of the essay. (use expressions such as: “I

believe-in my opinion-personally-to me-as I see it-from my point of view-as far as I’m concerned-to conclude)

Write a Law of Life essay & respond to comments

Technology enables students, teachers, and administrators to reach out beyond the school building.

Innovative classrooms are not defined by fixed places but by their spirit of curiosity and collaboration among students, teachers, and others in a true learning community.

The Philosophy behind PBL

What is Project-Based Learning?

PBL is curriculum fueled and standards based.

PBL asks a question or poses a problem that ALL students can answer. Concrete, hands-on experiences come together during project-based learning.

PBL allows students to investigate issues and topics in real-world problems.

PBL fosters abstract, intellectual tasks to explore complex issues.

Place me on the Globe

iEARN

Moldova’s iEARN neighbors

iEARN-Uzbekistan, July 12-18, 2008, Bukhara

15th Annual iEARN International

Conference and 12th Youth Summit

How can I work with iEARN in my ESL class?

The iEARN model is theme-based, project based collaboration.

The students get involved in specific collaborative projects that include at least two classes anywhere in the world.

iEARN uses: e-mail WWW-based discussion forums video-conferencing Chat Exchanges of photos & videos

How can I join and use the resources?

danielamunca@gmail.com Registration Name of the project Register the Students Work on the Project Read and write in the forum of the project Let the students exchange messages

Online Projects…

designed by teachers and students provide powerful examples of how technology can

make a difference in teaching and learning. a final "product" or exhibition of the learning that

has taken place as part of the collaboration magazines, creative writing anthologies, websites,

reports to government officials, arts exhibits, performances, and many more examples of youth taking action as part of what they are learning in the classroom

Museum of Natural History - exhibits of students’ work

Why to join?

20,000 schools and youth organizations in more than 115 countries.

teachers and young people to work together online using the Internet and other new communications technologies

over 1,000,000 students each day are engaged in collaborative project work worldwide

How can I use the iEARN resources in my class?

1) Find Project Ideas 2) Find overseas Partner Schools /

Universities 3) Connect the students on the iEARN

forums 4) Publish their work in the Project

Galleries and check for feedback

Let’s Begin

Think BIG!

The Question

is the Answer!

What is the Question?

Contact information

Daniela Munca, PhD American Councils / ALC

danielamunca@gmail.com