As I continue in my quest to engage students in real world issues, I am discovering that I am having trouble finding the issue that relates to English standards. My persuasive writing idea does not focus on one issue. I want to the students to choose a topic that interests them rather than assigning a problem to them. I think that is a better way to get them engaged. Any topic can be used to teach them writing strategies for persuasion which is the content standard we are working on.
I have fallen short in acting toward this goal so far. I need to refocus and read more about PBL specifically. In the article Jumping the PBL Implementation Hurdle: Supporting the Efforts of K-12 Teachers by Ertmer and Simons, the authors suggest watching an experienced teacher use the PBL strategy. That is my next step. Does anyone know of some good web sites with video of this?
Ertmer, P., & Simons, K. (Spring 2006). Jumping the PBL implementation hurdle: Supporting the efforts of K-12 teachers. The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 1(1), 40–54. Retrieved from http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=ijpbl.
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Shannon:
ReplyDeleteI agree with your idea that Student Choice engages students. Current events and “hot topic” issues motivate and interest students that allow them to take ownership of their learning. Persuasive writing, speeches, and presentations complement PBL activities as students can incorporate a variety of multimedia tools to present their findings and support their positions.
I’ve also included a list of PBL video websites. Hope this helps.
Good Luck!
Karla
http://pbl-online.org/video/video.htm
http://pbl.tp.edu.sg/PBL-Resources/videos/PBL%20process/pbl-process.htm
http://www.pbl-learning.org/PBL-Tech.php
Thank you Karla.
ReplyDeleteShannon,
ReplyDeleteI found the following website during my planning, it contains some sample problems. You can find them under "PBL Model". The math samples are very nice and doable, so if you like to check out the English ones. They might be helpful.
Joe
http://pbln.imsa.edu/