As I do my research on my driving question, "How does an inquiry model using technology within a PBL interdisciplinary project affect mathematics content achievement?", I find that most of the information comes from organizations rather than specific people. There are several organizations such as the New Tech Network and the Buck Institute that define what Project Based Learning is, they develop rubrics that help support the work as well as support teachers and schools in the process of adopting PBL as an instructional method.
In one of the articles I was looking at "The Relationship Between Project-Based Learning and Rigor in STEM-Focused High Schools" by Torulf Palm, a professor of science and mathematics, he examined the presence of rigor along with high quality PBL. He mentioned that it was challenging for many teachers to be true to the PBL model while also providing content rich experiences for students as he looked closely at ten STEM schools, two of which were New Tech Network schools. On a district level, implementing math into a PBL setting has not produced students who score well on the math portion of district and state tests; due to this, many teachers have moved toward a more problem based method of instruction. I am hoping to provide a high quality project experience for students where they also engage in rigorous math content.
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James Macariola
3/13/2018 07:26:32 pm
It sounds like you have a good grasp in your research or at least the area you want to focus on. It must be tough on finding data on this since I believe that PBL is still rather new. As for new tech do you have a smart board or smart board type within your classroom or site?
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