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Challenge Based Learning 101
Cynthia Treichler Prince William County Schools
Wilkes University @cbrown426
CBL in a Nutshell
“…a collaborative learning experience in which teachers and students work together to learn about compelling issues, propose solutions to real problems, and take action.”
Challenge Based Learning: A Classroom Guide
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Why CBL?
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CBL taps students’ curiosity for learning
Challenges
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CBL Provides…
• A flexible framework with multiple entry points and varied solutions
• A focus on global challenges with local solutions
• An authentic connection to multiple disciplines
• An opportunity to work collaboratively and hone 21st century skills and habits of mind
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Johnson, Laurence F.; Smith, Rachel S.; Smythe, J. Troy; Varon, Rachel K. (2009). Challenge-Based Learning: An Approach for Our Time. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
CBL Provides…
• The opportunity for students to guide learning and take action
• The documentation of the learning experience from challenge to solution
• 24/7 access to up-to-date technology tools and resources so students can do their work
• The opportunity for the teacher to act as facilitator
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Johnson, Laurence F.; Smith, Rachel S.; Smythe, J. Troy; Varon, Rachel K. (2009). Challenge-Based Learning: An Approach for Our Time. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
Five Minds for the Future
Gardner, Howard. (2007). Five minds for the future. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
Disciplined mastery of key subjects
Creating beyond existing knowledge and
syntheses to pose new questions
Respectful seeking to understand
differences
Ethical striving toward good
work and good citizenship
Synthesizing arraying information to make sense to self and
others
21st Century Skills
• Teaches 21st century skills discretely in the context of core subjects and 21st century interdisciplinary themes
• Encourages the integration of community resources beyond school walls
Partnership for 21st Century Skills (2011). Framework for 21st century learning. Retrieved from http://www.p21.org
ACOT2 has identified six design principles for the 21st century high school
http://education.apple.com/acot2/principles/
“Educators must become more than information experts; they must also be collaborators in learning…seeking new knowledge alongside students, and modeling positive habits of mind and new ways of thinking and learning.”
Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow - Today
Consuming Producing
Authority Transparency
Expert Facilitator
Access to Information Access to People
Passive Passionate
Presentation Participation
Formal Schooling Lifelong Learning
Hargadon, S. (2008, March 4). Web 2.0 is the future of education [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.stevehargadon.com/2008/03/web-20-is-future-of-education.html
The Shift
Johnson, L. and Adams, S., (2011). Challenge Based Learning: The Report from the Implementation Project. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
CBL From the Lens of a Teacher
CBL From the Lens of a Student
Johnson, L. and Adams, S., (2011). Challenge Based Learning: The Report from the Implementation Project. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
WHERE CAN I LEARN ABOUT CBL?
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https://www.challengebasedlearning.org/
iTunes U Keyword: Challenge Based Learning
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How does CBL
work?
CBL Framework BIG IDEA
• A broad concept that can be explored in multiple ways, is engaging, and has importance to learners, and the larger society
Creativity Democracy Sustainability
CBL Framework ESSENTIAL QUESTION
• Refine and contextualize the big idea into one essential question
• Many possible pathways for investigation
• Examples – • How does my water consumption
impact my world?
• How do my actions impact the air we breathe?
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• CBL Classroom Guide, p. 19
CBL Framework CHALLENGE
• Asks learners to create a specific solution that can result in concrete, meaningful action.
Involve citizens in democracy
Increase your community’s fitness
Reduce waste in the school cafeteria
Transform apathy into engagement
Increase cultural identify and awareness in our community
Improve your wellness
Reduce paper use in your school
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CBL Framework
�Generated by the students and represent the
knowledge/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 Questions
Guiding Activities
Guiding Resources
• CBL Classroom Guide, p. 29
Water Sense Quiz from the Environmental Protection Agency: www.epa.gov/watersense/water/text.htm
Calculate Your Individual Water Footprint
How do we use water? How much do we use? How is water wasted?
CBL Framework SOLUTIONS
• Each solution should be thoughtful, concrete, actionable, clearly articulated, and presented in a publishable format.
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Guiding Activities & Resources
Challenge Solution Guiding Questions
Standards and Curriculum
How It Ties Together
Credit: Katie Morrow – ICE 2012 Presentation, slide 67
CBL Classroom Guide, p. 24
CBL Framework ASSESSMENT
• How will the process be assessed? • Assessing the individual and team process helps
capture the development of 21st century skills
• How will the solution be assessed? • Assess solutions for: connection to the challenge;
accuracy of the content; clarity of communication; applicability for implementation; and efficacy of the idea
CBL Framework PUBLISHING
• Students are encouraged to publish their results online and solicit feedback
CBL Exemplar Big Idea: Democracy
• Essential Question: • How do we foster participation by
all citizens in democracy?
• The Challenge: • Increase the involvement of all citizens in democracy.
• Guiding Questions: • What are the responsibilities of a citizen?
• What are the key elements of a democracy? • What does it mean to be involved in democracy?
CBL Exemplar Big Idea: Democracy
• Guiding Activities: • Research the various definitions of citizenship
throughout history. • Develop a matrix of citizenship responsibilities.
• Interview local and state officials on their definitions of democracy.
• Guiding Resources: • Lynn University 2012 Debate iTunesU Curriculum
(all grade levels targeted) • http://www.challengebasedlearning.org/download-file/k-12-debate-curriculum.pdf/
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CBL Exemplar Big Idea: Democracy
• Learn more about the challenge here: http://www.challengebasedlearning.org/challenge/view/166
Issue Project Student Examples
• Big Idea: • Civic Engagement
• Essential Question: • How do our systems of government balance
competing interests to create public policy?
• Challenge: • Increase awareness of a contemporary
issue in the local community.
Student-created PSAs
http://goo.gl/KUAr8 http://goo.gl/GXp35
Recycling Billboards
For more exemplars, visit Apple’s Challenge Based Learning website.
https://www.challengebasedlearning.org/challenges
• Grade Levels: • K – 5 | 6 – 8 | 9 – 12
• Timeline: • September 15, 2012 – March 5, 2013
• Prizes Can Include: $5,000 school grants, assemblies
with Discovery Channel talent, green prize packs, and more!
• How to Enter: Register online and access free resources, lesson plans, videos, interactive labs and more. • http://wecanchange.discoveryeducation.com/registration/
www.WeCanChange.com
There are multiple entry points within CBL, and this provides YOU with the flexibility to create a challenge that meets the needs of your students.
Share Your Ideas
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DIGITAL TOOLS FOR ORGANZING, IMPLEMENTING and MANAGING
CBL IN YOUR CLASSROOM
Implementing CBL Apple’s CBL website offers some terrific tools and resources for supporting the process. Check out the Classroom Guide for many reproducible that students and YOU can use.
Technology Exposure
Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds. Kaiser Family Foundation. January 2010. http://www.kff.org/entmedia/mh012010pkg.cfm
Digital Tools
Communication Platforms
Publishing Platforms
Collaboration Platforms
web2012.discoveryeducation.com
www.edmodo.com
Create Groups | Highlight, Annotate, and Share
http://www.diigo.com/
• Students and teachers can engage in collaborative creation of word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Students can use the forms feature in spreadsheets to gather data, conduct surveys, and share resources.
• Teachers can use the commenting feature to provide timely feedback to students.
Richard Byrne’s Guide to Google Drive and Google Docs: http://goo.gl/qmzR5
• Aggregate student research
• Embed group calendars (i.e., Google Calendar)
• Embed individual and group responsibilities charts (i.e., Bubbl.us)
• Publish solution
http://www.wikispaces.com
Glogster EDU
http://edu.glogster.com/
I CHALLENGE
YOU TO ACT!
Credits
• http://www.discoveryeducation.com
• http://www.rgbstock.com/
• http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
• https://www.challengebasedlearning.org/
• http://education.apple.com/acot2/
• http://teach42morrow.com/
• http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/PBL