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PBL MAKES SCHOOL MORE ENGAGING FOR STUDENTS
Today’s students, more than ever, often find school to be boring and meaningless. In PBL, students are active, not passive; a project engages their hearts and minds, and provides real-world relevance for learning.
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PBL IMPROVES LEARNING
After completing a project, students understand content more deeply, remember what they learn and retain it longer than is often the case with traditional instruction. Because of this, students who gain content knowledge with PBL are better able to apply what they know and can do to new situations.
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PBL BUILDS SUCCESS SKILLS FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE
In the 21st century workplace and in college, success requires more than basic knowledge and skills. In a project, students learn how to take initiative and responsibility, build their confidence, solve problems, work in teams, communicate ideas, and manage themselves more effectively.
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PBL HELPS ADDRESS STANDARDS
The Common Core and other present-day standards emphasize real-world application of knowledge and skills, and the development of success skills such as critical thinking/problem solving, collaboration, communication in a variety of media, and speaking and presentation skills. PBL is an effective way to meet these goals.
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PBL PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO USE TECHNOLOGY
Students are familiar with and enjoy using a variety of tech tools that are a perfect fit with PBL. With technology, teachers and students can not only find resources and information and create products, but also collaborate more effectively, and connect with experts, partners, and audiences around the world.
This content is from the Project Based Learning website (www.bie.org)
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PBL MAKES TEACHING MORE ENJOYABLE AND REWARDING
Projects allow teachers to work more closely with active, engaged students doing high-quality, meaningful work, and in many cases to rediscover the joy of learning alongside their students.
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