1. C hallenge B ased earning L Liz Castillo EDIM 510
2. Challenge Based Learning Student Driven Curriculum http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominguezadobe/4619729327/ Content Based Promotes Creativity & Collaboration Real-World Interdisciplinary
3. Sustainability CBL Big Idea: Sustainability Essential Question: How can our choices reflect the value of caring for the land? Challenge: Make better choices to care for the land. http://www.flickr.com/photos/imabug/3083006505/
4. The Process Guiding Questions, Activities & Resources Start with brainstorming questions Identify your resources Figure out how to get the answers Research background information Conduct surveys & collect data
5. The Process Data Analysis & Solution Implementation Plan http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsanityphotos/457461303/ Look at what the research tells you Make a plan and test your solution Determine a solution
6. The Process Solution Analysis http://www.flickr.com/photos/wingedwolf/5471047557/ Analyze your final results Figure out why or why not Did your solution work? Reflect on your process
Challenge Based Learning is a real-world, student driven process. It allows students to take the lead in figuring out how to solve problems through a challenge. Students will use their creativity and critical thinking skills as they collaborate with one another.
All CBL project start with a Big Idea, an Essential Question, and a Challenge Statement. Sustainability is an example of a big idea and this is one example of an Essential Question and Challenge that fall under this Big Idea. There are a lot of different ways to frame your challenge.
At this point in the process, CBL is student driven. Students figure out what they need to know in order to solve the problem. They also figure out how to get the answers to these questions and who they will talk to or where they will look. Students will use a variety of resources to collect their baseline data. This will include research on the Internet or using printed materials. It may also include interviews and surveys of stakeholders. Students may also collect data such as figuring out how much water their family uses over a 2 week time frame.
Once they are finished with their initial research, the students will determine a solution that will worked based on their data. They will formulate a plan to test this solution.
Once the solution has been implemented, the students will analyze the final results and figure out whether the solution worked or not. They will reflect on their overall process.
The assessment for CBL focuses on the process and not the end product. Make sure the rubric emphasizes the process skills and how the students researched, devised a solution, collected data, and analyzed their results.