BONUS: Project Basic Learning

When I teach I give my students different types of assignments like doing research on the Internet in Spanish and English, writing online journals, meeting in groups to plan and create digital media presentations. Also, the students evaluate their peers and themselves for collaboration and presentation skills using checklists. A few years ago, I used to spend a lot of time to create the checklist by myself, but now the work is much easier using the Project Basic learning (PBL). Wow I am using it! But I recognized that I need to learn more about how to do integrate more projects in my curriculum.

I used to assign my students working in groups to solve challenging group problems. During the process, my role was to guide and advise, rather than to direct and manage their work. I love it! The students get really motivated to work hard; they enjoy using computers. PBL is without doubt a different teaching technique that promotes and practices new learning habits. The students have to think in original ways to come up with the solutions to these real world problems. But most importantly is that every student has the opportunity to get involved either individually or as a group. PBL is a great tool that makes it possible for students to think actively about the choices they make and execute. As a teacher, I highly recommend to integrate it in the curriculum and have fun doing it!