I fully committed to PBL during the 2016-2017 school year.
This infographic explores what I've learned from teaching a PBL-based classed with a digital curriculum.
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Pros & Cons
Less time spent planning
heavy front-loading of content
allows for quick updates/modifications
potential for endless updating/modifying cycles
Students submit
work through
Google Classroom
Fully Integrating PBL into Digital Art & Design
-Easier to modify, update, and/or differentiate
Induction Teacher Portraits
easy to collect work
hassle-free make up work
technical glitches hinder teaching & learning
learning curve
Various iterations and implementations of Genius Hour (link to very first Genius Hour implementation)
Examples of digital curriculum for Digital Art & Design: Levels 1-3
Teacher uses PBL
Rubric to assess
student work
Teacher returns grades & completed rubric through email to student for timely, detailed feedback
with digital curriculums
Reflection on better creation and implementation of
PBL projects
With digital portfolios or presentations, an outlet to show off their work is just a few clicks away...[and with]... this content stored digitally, it’s easy to show growth over time, both on an individual basis and with a program as a whole.
Overview of the program's PBL curriculum