5. Why Challenge Based Learning?
Because students should be in charge of their
learning
Because learning is a journey, not just a report
card
Because relevance and purpose matters
Because we live in a global community where
challenges exist everywhere, and we must work
together to solve them
6. Designed to Sell Food Network DIY Network
American Chopper Design Remix Ace of Cakes
TLC Build it Bigger Hells Kitchen Trading Spaces
Survivor Monster House Design Remix Top Chef
Designer’s Challenge 24 Hour Design
Iron Chef HGTV
Design on a Dime Miami Ink
Mission Dirtiest Jobs
Organization Flip that House Dog
Whisperer
Scrapbooking Myth Busters
What Not to Wear Curb Appeal
MegaScience Discovery Naked Scienc
Science Channel National Geographic Chann
11. The big idea is a broad concept that can be explored in
multiple ways, is engaging, and has importance to
students and the larger society. Examples of big ideas
are Identity, Sustainability, Creativity, Violence, Peace,
and Power.
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12. By design, the big idea allows for the generation of a wide variety
of essential questions that reflect the interests of the students
and the needs of their community. Each group will narrow their
thoughts to one essential question.
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13. From each essential question a challenge is articulated that
asks students to create a specific solution that can result in
concrete, meaningful action in their home, schools and/or
community.
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14. Increase recycling in your
community
Make your town more energy
efficient
Increase the percentage of students in your class who stay in school for one more year.
Transform apathy into
engagement
Create cross-cultural connections in your school
and/or community.
17. Generated by the students, these questions represent the
knowledge students need to discover to successfully meet the
challenge and provide a map to guide the learning process.
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18. Guiding Guiding Activities &
Questions Resources
Help students answer
Generated by the
the guiding questions Focused set of
students, these
and develop resources that
represent the
innovative, insightful, support the activities
knowledge and skills
and realistic solutions and assist students
needed to successfully
Designed to provide with developing a
develop a solution.
guidance on the path solution
Direct the research
to a solution.
Challenge Standards and Solution
Curriculum
21. Each challenge is stated broadly enough to allow for a variety of
solutions. Each solution should be thoughtful, concrete,
actionable, clearly articulated, and documented in a short video.
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23. The teams gauge the success of their solution during the
implementation process. They identify the causes of their success
and/or failure and determine changes that could be made to
improve the solution.
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38. http://andylammers.wordpress.com
“I love teaching this way: Challenge students
in a meaningful way. Demand results.
Facilitate failure en route to success. Foster a
classroom environment where collaboration,
communication, and risk-taking are highly
valued. Connect to content. Get out of the
way of the learning.”
Screenshot of Write to Change the World wiki with links to Google Docs
Origins
4. Assessment from the start: student input on rubrics; reflection booth; blogs, etc.
3. Teach tech just in time instead of just in case.
Best Practices: 1. Keep eyes open for Big Ideas and start exploring Essential Questions surrounding them. 2. Collaborative Space 5. Raise our expectations and make our learning process transparent (public celebration at the end, etc.) 6. Get out in the community.