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Why is problem-based learning important?
Why is problem-based learning important?
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Kahoot
Kahoot
Curators insight
Curators insight
Problem Based Learning (PBL)
Problem Based Learning (PBL)
This resource through Edutopia discusses why problem-based learning is important. I have based the mini-unit design on a PBL approach that embeds authentic assessment in which students engage with real-life problems within their community that they find strategies to address.
Using PBL provides students with ample opportunities to engage with 21st-century skills, through the lesson sequences students conduct thorough research, learn about a local business, use communication with their peers and people in their wider community, collaborate with their peers both face to face to digitally, get creative about how they present their work and assessments, and think critically when obtaining online health sources and solve problems that matter to their lives and future.
PBL when combined with technology breaks down isolation barriers, I have ensured to do this within the unit by using collaborative activities throughout, encouraging students to connect with a wider community and share ideas with peers to develop their knowledge
and understanding. Ingraining technology with PBL involves students in pedagogy that they are familiar with, holds meaning to them, and encourages them to become lifelong learners. As the activities and assessment tasks within this unit provides students with many choices and freedom, it gives them the opportunity to take control of their learning which is the first step to becoming a lifelong learner.
KAHOOT
KAHOOT
A key resource that is embedded throughout the mini-unit is Kahoot.The above article is specific to teaching maths however found it applicable across many subject areas. Kahoot is a great way to engage students in the lesson content from the start by using an engaging activity that has educational substance and ensuring that students enter the classroom eager to learn with an understanding of what knowledge they are set to gain. Kahoot can be used for the conclusion phase of a lesson to gain an insight into what the students have learnt from the lesson and provide an opportunity for them to practice their newly learnt knowledge.
Kahoot can be a useful collaborative tool or used independently with options to include formative assessment. Within the mini-unit students are challenged to design their own Kahoot game to share with other students, this aids them in developing their content knowledge into a useable resource whilst providing and receiving feedback from peers.
Setting up a Kahoot account is quick and straightforward, with the option to make a teacher or student login. As a teacher, there are various options of what to create. Teachers can create "teach it slides", formative assessment activities, "blind Kahoots", get to know your teacher and student "selfie" Kahoots. With these options available it allows teachers to embed Kahoot content at various points of a unit without recreating the same content and therefore keeping students engaged and interested.
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