Project-based learning is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges. With this type of active and engaged learning, students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they're studying. [Edutopia.org]
In other words, as your teacher, I let you do all the work. I throw you a project, a topic, a question, or an idea, and you find out everything and just kick butt. I'll direct you less than I usually will; all I want is for you to just become experts on your topic.
As you know, when I see super-cool things happening, I get totally jealous. Therefore, my British Literature classes going to do some Project-based learning to sum up the Middle Ages. Two of your classmates ( Sean and Beverly ) are going to be project managers. With me, we'll assign different topics to different student pairs, hopefully based upon your interests or what we think you'd do well with. For each of your topics, you'll research and find some way of demonstrating your knowledge. How you choose to display it will be up to your group.
I don't really know how amazing you'll be on this one, so I'll leave the ball in your court.As you know, when I see super-cool things happening, I get totally jealous. Therefore, my British Literature classes going to do some Project-based learning to sum up the Middle Ages. Two of your classmates ( Sean and Beverly ) are going to be project managers. With me, we'll assign different topics to different student pairs, hopefully based upon your interests or what we think you'd do well with. For each of your topics, you'll research and find some way of demonstrating your knowledge. How you choose to display it will be up to your group.
- Maybe you make a
video that gives an example of what you studied. - Maybe you create a PowerPoint presentation, upload it to VoiceThread, and narrate it.
Maybe you write a paper... *yawn*.- Maybe you create some artwork that displays what you've done.
Here's what I'm picturing, though: I'd love to see a really big poster (drawn by some of our crazy talented artists) that shows a good overview of what life in the Middle Ages was like. Then, in different sections of the poster, there are QR codes that link to what's going on on the poster. So, for example, maybe in one area, someone draws a picture of some knights jousting. Below it, there's a QR that links to a video about chivalry that someone else in the class created! When someone in the hallway comes by and scans it, they'll learn more about what they just looked at. It's like a super-poster!So, that's about it. This will be a pretty big-sized project, but if you're curious to how I'll grade you on it, click below for the entire post with the rubric.
of the script to be close to the original. For example, if you were doing the Nun's Priest Tale, I don't want you to change Chanticleer from a rooster to a person; I want him to be as written. However, you may decide how you want to present the video. Maybe you make it live-action, like with costumes. Maybe it's a silent film. Maybe you create puppets to act it out. Maybe you use stop-motion animation and Legos. Maybe you use 3D animation like