{"id":792,"date":"2015-10-08T11:39:40","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T15:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/?p=792"},"modified":"2015-12-14T13:52:09","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T18:52:09","slug":"problem-based-learning-unit-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/2015\/10\/08\/problem-based-learning-unit-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Problem-Based Learning: Unit Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students complain that school isn&#8217;t relatable. \u00a0Employers complain that we don&#8217;t generate problem solvers. \u00a0Problem Based Learning answers the complexities of both of these issues in one fell swoop, all the while being aligned to state curriculum standards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/10\/53d971354306a.image_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-844 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/10\/53d971354306a.image_.jpg\" alt=\"53d971354306a.image\" width=\"399\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/10\/53d971354306a.image_.jpg 760w, https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/10\/53d971354306a.image_-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alexandria received a grant of $335,000 from the state of Indiana as part of the Hardest Hit Fund Blight Elimination Program to help with the demolition of eyesore properties around town. \u00a0The question remains: was this a good deal for the city? \u00a0A slideshow outlining the entire project may be viewed at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emaze.com\/@AFRWRLTW\/razed-and-rising\">https:\/\/www.emaze.com\/@AFRWRLTW\/razed-and-rising<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The entry event slated for our\u00a0project is touring the city in a school van to see properties under contract to be demolished.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the project students will answer questions such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the difference between house demolition and deconstruction?<\/li>\n<li>How are work permits filed?<\/li>\n<li>What are the labor costs associated with such work?<\/li>\n<li>What are the environmental concerns regarding house demolition?<\/li>\n<li>What are the social ramifications of this project?<\/li>\n<li>What are the future plans for the properties that are cleared?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I chose to center this plan around\u00a0a relevant issue in our\u00a0community so that students will have a stake in the project. \u00a0My plan is to have the students present their final project of either multimedia Public Service Announcement and Poster, an official report to a government agency, or a brochure, pamphlet and billboard announcement demonstrating the repercussions of demolishing houses presenting their findings to a local government representative. \u00a0Teaching science through\u00a0inquiry based methods while allowing students to \u00a0have a stake in their own learning allows for a more engaging experience for all.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Multiple InTASC standards will be covered during this project, including standards 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-10. \u00a0Instruction will be inquiry based and differentiated using universal design principals. \u00a0HLPs to be employed include 1-2-4-5-6-10-11-13-14-15-16. \u00a0This will be the longest unit that I have planned to date, and the most risky one in my mind as I have little experience with problem based learning, and even less with project based. \u00a0I look forward to the experience and seeing how the students and community receive it.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students complain that school isn&#8217;t relatable. \u00a0Employers complain that we don&#8217;t generate problem solvers. \u00a0Problem Based Learning answers the complexities of both of these issues in one fell swoop, all &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/2015\/10\/08\/problem-based-learning-unit-plan\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Problem-Based Learning: Unit Plan<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10],"tags":[13,20,53,54,55,22,23,60,26,58,52,56,29,40,47],"class_list":["post-792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intasc-10","category-intasc-02","category-intasc-3","category-intasc-4","category-intasc-5","category-intasc-6","category-intasc-7","category-intasc-8","tag-chemistry","tag-hlp-1","tag-hlp-10","tag-hlp-11","tag-hlp-13","tag-hlp-14","tag-hlp-15","tag-hlp-16","tag-hlp-2","tag-hlp-4","tag-hlp-5","tag-hlp-6","tag-inquiry","tag-pbl","tag-real-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":956,"href":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792\/revisions\/956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/espace.bsu.edu\/akhouck\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}