Welcome to Module 5
Find Your Way
You’ve reached the final module. Now it’s time to think about your next steps for implementing Project-Based Learning for Digital Learners.
In previous modules, you’ve considered tools to help you plan and manage the learning experience. You’ve also brainstormed tools students might want to use to reach their learning goals. As you get ready to implement a project, think about how and when to bring in which tools
Learning Goal
I can plan for implementation and equitable access of Project-Based Learning to support my students’ growth as Digital Age Learners.
That means:
- I can plan for implementation and equitable access of digital-age PBL
- I can leverage my students’ digital fluency for peer learning
- I can encourage students’ reflection about their growth as Empowered Learners and Digital Citizens
"Your students arrive with a wide range of prior experiences with technology. By high school, some may already be skilled programmers. Elementary students may already be skilled videographers. Meanwhile, some students may be relative newcomers at using technology for more than doing web searches or updating their social networks. The same is true of teachers."
Reinventing Project-Based Learning, 3rd Ed.
Remember: Your goal isn’t to overwhelm students with flashy tools! Keep your focus on the learning goals and how integrating technology throughout the project to help students reach their learning goals.
In this module, you will explore some tips—and more examples—to help.
Key Vocabulary
Equitable access to technology
Students’ ability to engage in Gold Standard PBL is not limited by their access to digital tools or their teachers’ familiarity with digital tools.
Reflection
Thinking about one’s own learning. In Project-Based Learning, students are prompted to reflect on learning goals, obstacles, problem-solving strategies, challenges they have overcome, and quality of work they are producing; teachers reflect on effectiveness of project to meet needs of learners.