Thursday, October 3, 2019

Problems, Problems, and more Problems to Solve

Has there ever been a time in your life where you have had to solve a problem? Wait...better question. How have you solved a problem in your life? We all occur problems and we must solve them in order to feel successful. Problem-Based Learning is a teaching strategy that can be used in the classroom to encourage abstract thinking to solve an issue.

3 Connections of PBL to Student Teaching
Throughout the course of my student teaching internship, I will need to have students thinking in abstract ways to dig deeper into the content and extract nuggets of knowledge. Problem-Based Learning will provide an avenue for my students to think in different ways to solve a problem. I plan to use PBL with my Ag Business course in researching a product to learn its advantages and disadvantages then solving how to overcome the disadvantages to make it a better product. PBL can enhance my classroom peer interactions with group work. This idea will foster problem-solving within-group ideas and solving the product issue.

2 Connections to TeachAg Journey
During my time at Penn State, I have had many experiences where problem-based learning has been utilized to encourage critical, abstract thinking. AEE 350 we had to design a plumbing project out of certain materials that in the end could not leak. As a team of three, we could make a design we wanted to with the limited materials provided. Another instance where problem-based learning was utilized was in AEE 413. We were given the problem of how to convince a school board to start an agricultural education program. As a team, we had to figure out the importance of an agricultural education program and turn it into an informative/persuasive presentation.

1 Triangular Connection
Cornell University states that problem-based learning is student-centered and allows for working in groups to acquire a solution to an open-ended question. PBL provides a learning environment that is unique to student development. 

Questions for Mentors
How do you utilize problem-based learning in your classroom?
What are some strategies for problem-based learning?
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2 comments:

  1. Daniel FosterOctober 9, 2019 at 6:04 PM

    Luke,
    Super proud of the work you are doing.

    Thank you!

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  2. Hannah HarrisNovember 12, 2019 at 9:03 AM

    Luke,

    Don't forget to model good problem solving for your students! This is where "teachable moments" can come into play. When we have a problem with any of our animals I always either tell students what my thought process was or have them work through it for themselves.

    Great job!

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