The recipient of a master’s degree in education from James Madison University, Kimberly L. Winters counts over five years of experience as an educator. As an English teacher, Kimberly L. Winters is responsible for preparing and implementing differentiated lesson plans. She also holds certification in Project-Based Learning (PBL).
A dynamic teaching method, the PBL approach engages students in the creation and development of personally meaningful projects and exploration of real-world challenges.
There are some differences between PBL and regular school projects (often called “dessert” projects). The latter are typically done at the end of a unit or series of traditional classes. They happen after the delivery of content (main course), through readings, teacher-focused lectures, and worksheets.
In PBL, students work on a project over an extended period, which allows them to demonstrate their skills and knowledge while developing a final product, such as a presentation to a real audience, for instance. With PBL, students collaborate and develop critical thinking, while the instruction is integrated into the project, making it the unit by itself.
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