Project-Based Learning: High School Current Events {Printable and Digital}
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Description
This high school current events project experience is a great way to study local and global issues as well as introduce self-directed project-based learning!
Students will choose one current event topic of interest and design a self-directed project-based learning lesson plan around that topic using the guiding materials included in this resource.
Students will work within the community, complete a project final product of their choosing (ideas available), and give an authentic presentation (ideas available). These are several important components of self-directed PBL.
This resource was designed to save you a ton of time AND keep learners engaged in personalized learning experiences. Because the experience is self-directed, students design their own experiences. You don't have to develop a lesson plan and guiding materials for students have been created for you.
How to Use this Resource:
- The resource theme - current events - can be applied to ANY subject-based class. Students can focus their current events search on specific subjects or topics.
- You can assign this project as a stand-alone project. Students work on this project and only this project until they are done. OR you can have students work on this PBL alongside other projects or learning activities. I do the latter.
- This PBL could be done in small groups or independently, but I highly encourage teams, as this is an excellent way to build classroom culture.
- This is a great learning activity for advisories as well.
- This is an excellent way to differentiate learning. Self-directed PBL is personalized. This resource also includes extension activity ideas for early finishers.
What You Should Know:
- This resource includes a printable AND Google Slides digital version.
- Not editable at this time.
- Designed for middle or high school students.
- Should take 1-3 weeks depending on the approach and your student population.
- If you have particular standards in mind, you can have students design their projects in a way that incorporates those targets. This product also includes Common Core research standards (9-12).
- This product includes digital Google Slides and a printable PDF
- This resource is not editable at this time.
"This product is the gift that keeps on giving!!!" - Katrina W. (used with 10th, 11th, 12th)
This Product Includes:
- Teacher guide
- Brainstorming activity ideas
- Current events analysis template
- PBL design options
- Project design scaffolding template
- Project proposal
- Current events project extension options
- Project checklist
- Project-specific earning reflection questions
- Rubric for project-based learning assessment
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- This resource is also included in the student-led PBL Mega Bundle!
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