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Teachers need support, training and incentives to escape from traditional methods.

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A brilliant study of original and marginal ideas based on group work associated with real life.

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I think that the great resource is the classroom, involving the pupils, working in groups, being flexible as a teacher.

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It is a project very interesting and original.

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It is a project very interesting and original.

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Very useful and interesting. Watching this video I realize that the whole school needs to make some changes  at least all the teachers of a common subject-they have to work together in a team. I am wondering how long it took to make all those changes in other schools.

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Very well described. Watching this video I realize that the whole school needs to make some changes in order to introduce PBL approach in their school or at least all the teachers of a common subject-they have to work together in a team. I am wondering how long it took to make all those changes in other schools. I would like to start introducing more project based learning.

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PBL means a lot of discouraging things: hard work, not being taken seriously by many of your colleagues, students and parents, teacher training because this method is not widely used in our country, some students may not work as much as you’d like, no extra time or money for it. But it also means positive stuff: students being active, working collaboratively, speaking in public, learning not only theoretical content but also about real life. I think a combination of traditional teaching and PBL is the best formula to get the best results at school and also to help students find their best self, which will be of great help for their future.

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There was an appetite for change in my school. We knew the system was broken so it had to be fixed. The maths classes were often teacher-centred. Predominately teachers demonstrated mathematical procedures and skills, and students practiced them. Essentially we were focusing on one type of learner and as a result at least 50% of the class was not engaged. As a school we were excited about the reform, which considerably revised the mathematics syllabus, pedagogy and classroom assessment which accompanied it, but we knew it would not come without its challenges. There were major challenges for the school, teachers, and students.

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It's verry interesting! PBL encourage students to learning.

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the Irish initiative Project Maths, introduced to you in Module 1. The aim of the initiative was to improve students’ mathematical competence and shift the focus in the classroom from teacher led drill and practice to developing the skills of problem-solving, higher order reasoning and sense-making. I’m going to share with you the challenges we faced in implementing this new approach, and also provide you with some top tips on how to develop these skills through your teaching.

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the Irish initiative Project Maths, introduced to you in Module 1. The aim of the initiative was to improve students’ mathematical competence and shift the focus in the classroom from teacher led drill and practice to developing the skills of problem-solving, higher order reasoning and sense-making. I’m going to share with you the challenges we faced in implementing this new approach, and also provide you with some top tips on how to develop these skills through your teaching.

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Teachers need support, training and motivation to escape from traditional methods to new approaches. Teachers must be learners for the whole life

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The more strong ideas I get from this video is - Thinking creatively and critically using Math!
What's the problem, how to solve it and finally reflect if it could have another way to solve it?
The Geogebra and Edmodo are very important tools.
PBL can be used in Math and it can lead to important achievements to students. Links math to reality and justify their answers.
Very interesting!

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Project-based learning focuses on enabling student to face real world situations simulated in the forms of the projects.

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The information shared here is invaluable.First, the teacher's own pedagogical competence must change. If change in teaching begins, new pedagogical approaches, new technologies and new assessment tools can be integrated into the classroom.

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It is really important for our students to be able to keep their enthusiasm and at the same time to learn and relate to the knowledge in real life concepts,

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After this video, I encourage teachers, Math teachers specifically, to give Project-Based Learning a shot, regardless of the structures. This video gave us all some strategies and enough comfort to implement Math PBL projects in our classrooms. If we want our students to really wrestle with rigorous math concepts, then we must create space and environment for this work to happen.

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All fantastic steps of the Irish experience need lot of preparation by the teachers. Sometimes I think that we are no more primary school teachers; we are studying as  university students. In my school we are going along a similar path.
I use to put problem solving, peer work, tutoring and collaborative learning at the centre of math .
The challenges I propose let children collaborate, make efforts, test their capabilities, fire their "synapses" and work with what they know.
And it really works. They enjoy and love Math, they help each other, move forward. The only thing I have to add is that this kind of path needs its own time, with no hurry. Children's rythm "leads".

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This experience explains really well all the challenges that schools face when they go for the PBL approach. It is absolutely helpful the way she breaks down the aspects that have to be taken into account: meeting time allocation, changes to syllabus, new resources and review role of the teachers. The speaker also points out that PBL isn’t possible without collaboration, support, supportive leadership, team teaching and the use of IT. Very often I have the impression that in my country people forget that without those major changes being made, PBL simply isn’t possible.

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Everything we listen and learn in this course once more makes me aware of the importance and high need of a new approach in our teaching methods. It is a challenge for both teachers and students but it is necessary as the world and its demands changed and is changing every day.

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All the teachers wanted to change their school, their methods, their routine and they collaborated for this purpose. That is great!

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The whole school support! That's one of the key points that leads a project to success.

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No matter how many difficulties we find when implementing Project-Based Learning. The reward will finally come. Courage!

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PBL is very useful in maths of teaching. I did use it at my classes.

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The biggest problem for Math is mak,ng no connection with the real life,so as the the speaker daid,there must be connection and work collaboratively in order to overcome this problem throughout the world.

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There was an appetite for change in my school. We knew the system was broken and it had to be fixed. This sentences impressed me... Thank you Sandra...

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One of the defining characteristics of a PBL classroom is the emphasis on group work: Students work with their peers to solve problems. That means the space must be organized in a way that supports collaboration — neat lines of forward-facing desks are the enemy. In a multi-disciplinary elementary classroom, portable floor mats or cushions are an excellent alternative to traditional desks, at least during group work periods.

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Pb learning should deal with real problems and be interdisciplinary

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School and all its community and stakeholders could make differences in planning the education process. To be self confident, to be responsable, to have critical knowledge, to share ideas, criteria, strategies, all these skills, attitudes, knowledge and values bring education system to be successful.

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In my opinion, this project is really interesting and inspiring.  To implement this kind of project effective collaboration is very important. The support of the school principal and the engagement of department head is also fundamental.

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" There was an appetite for change in my school. We knew the system was broken so it had to be fixed."
I see something similar in my school, I see something like this in my whole school system. However I don't see the same will to change methods and contents, because it would be a very hard work, so every attempt to change is left to single teachers' wills, without a systemic plan.

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It is really important for our students to be able to keep their enthusiasm and at the same time to learn and relate to the knowledge in real life concepts, to make connections to the subjects and communicate and collaborate with each other.

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The example presented shows how much it takes to make the change but it definitely worths the hard work! Will and cooperation are the key words!

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The opinions shared on the video are valuable in my opinion. the perception of the teacher should change primarily. then the teaching process should be enriched with new pedagogical approaches, new technologies and new assessment tools.

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All subjects should be involved in a PB learning, as the skills there highlighted could be easily used for different topics or solutions to different problems. Collaboration is the key, together with the support of the whole education community... because learning is not only a 'school' matter, it's reality and the overchanging world, and every mind can be influenced and positively moulded by another

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Change my  some idea... Thank you...

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“There was an appetite for change in my school" + “Essentially we were focusing on one type of learner and as a result at least 50% of the class was not engaged" = Very good project!

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I was impressed by support the project got. However, I think that even if very helpful it is not the only key to success. The enthusiasm was also essential.

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This positive example reveals that it is possible to effect educational and pedagogical changes. The solution to combat a real and significant problem is to involve policy makers, managers, teachers in defining strategies and programs, and training them to assimilate the desired paradigm.

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This is a very good example of how the whole school, the whole community is behind this success story.

Collaboration and supportive leadership seems to be, in my view, the most effective "tools". In this scenario the PBL approach is effective not only for students, but also for "adults" working with them. Creativity, diversity and responsability seems to me the key words.

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For me, the overall message of this video is "It takes a all town to raise a child", in other words, it was due to the collective effort of everybody in a school the Project Maths was implemented. Sandra Fay has explained the step by step process that was carried out in her school in Ireland to put aside "the old and traditional ways of teaching and learning Maths" which didn't have positive outcomes for every student and the swap that took place in school to implement a totally different approach. Sandra mentioned the 5 step process that was carried out to accomplish this new approach on Maths teaching and learning. As far as I'm concerned I think this is extraordinary and should be extended to the other subjects in the curriculum. Well done!

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Also in math, it was important to collaborate and share experiences from the entire school community to implement PBL in math ..... collaboration helps us overcome the challenges that have been addressed to make PBL a reality in their school .

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Also in math, it was important to collaborate and share experiences from the entire school community to implement PBL in math ..... collaboration helps us overcome the challenges that have been addressed to make PBL a reality in their school .

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Intersing video. Thank you to explains your school’s experience of implementing the Project Maths. Good initiative.

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This was a real project-based Learning for teachers! Great job. I feel envy because it does´t depend only on the motivation and good will of the teachers... On the other hand, how can we teach Collaborative Problem solving if we teacher don´t collaborate amongst us?

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I think it is essential the involvement of the school in the project and I really like the idea of cooperation among teachers of the same department in the creation of the activities.

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I was impressed by the effort the whole school community made in order to implement PBL in Maths. It was really impressive the way the worked collaboratively to overcome the challenges the had to face to make PBL a reality in their school.

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This very new dimension for me that Math can be learn through Collaborative problem solving approach. Actually, it helps students to solve math problem in a collaborative manner; in addition math will be life oriented. It will create base of  lifelong learning . To create this environment preparation is very essential. Preparation of curriculum developer, inspectors, teachers' trainers, teacher and students. When all the factors act together objectively then we can get good result.

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The Math is so difficult area for me, maybe because I'm a language teacher, but, this video make me think that the best way to learn something is t o learn by doing.

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Even if maths is not the subject I teach, it impressed me how the project is not only a PBL but involves also all the community of teachers and the school support. Teacher can collaborate and also receive external support for IT devices. Teacher have all they need to develop the project and if they don’t have IT competences they can be supported by the school.

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I was impressed by support the project got. However, I think that even if very helpful it is not the only key to success. The enthusiasm was also essential. I focused on the certasin facts, which for me were essential :
1. there was a research on the current situation, and the actions were based on the existing need, not only someones ideas.
2. it involved not olne students collaborative work but also demanded teachers to share their ideas, experiences, tips. All of these prevent being overworked.
Even if preparing and planning is time consuming itself it really allows to save time during implementing the project.

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The importance of official support, time invested...
What about you? In my case, we are encouraged to change, to introduce new approaches, but...no extra time given! How can you do this when you're already overworked!!
Well done, Ireland!

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The best way to learn is; learning by doing. Students should be taught how to learn not taken the answer by the teachers. Teachers lead, students find out the results.

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It was interesting to watch this new approach. For me the main ideas were:
“Project-based learning shifts the focus in the classroom from teacher led drill and practice to developing the skills of problem solving, higher order reasoning and sense-making.”

“Four tips for project-based learning:

1. Use project-based learning;

2. Create an environment where students can make connections across the subject;

3. Create rich tasks and encourage students to use different strategies;

4. Encourage students to discuss the subjects and justify their solutions.”

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The tips we have received from Mrs Fay seem very useful. I will take them into consideration in my further projects.

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School reforms bring new challenges. We had many reforms in few years in Italy. It takes years adapt the teaching to the new challenges. I think departmental job is essencial: it must become the privileged place for collaboration and comparison between teachers.

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As a kindergartner'
s teacher, after watching this video, I strongly believe that PBL is more a philosophy and an idea rather than a teaching strategy which should be involved throughout teaching independent of the student's age or the teaching subject.

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Very useful and inspiring video supporting the importance of team work, collaboration, use of innovative strategies to change the old and traditional way of teaching.

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There is one point nobody pointed out enough in the videos up to now. Changing the teaching methods is certainly not an easy task. Getting familiar with ICT in the classroom is difficult for many of us who, unfortunately, are not so young anymore... Although older teachers, such as me, use the new technologies in their everyday life, it is more challenging to introduce the same approach with their students at school.

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Team teachers and collaboration in the dipartment is what I desire for my job.

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Working with a project requires a lot of effort but it is rewarding. It is needed school support, digital resources and create new resources for students. For all this, teachers need more time and resources and above all, collaboration.

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I love the sense of newness that a school  as that in the video has in this dimension of cooperation. The challenges school encountered are very interesting!

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This was a very illuminating video. Sandra made the whole thing seem very easy, though I am sure it wasn't. What I envied was the fact that this wasn't a top-down enforced change. Somehow, it seemed that both the majority of teachers hadrealised the need for change and the principal spurred it on. However, does this mean that schools in Ireland enjoy a far greater autonomy than schools in Greece?

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I am not a Math teacher but I can surely appreciate this experience of teachers across all grade levels and subject areas confirming that PBL is an effective and enjoyable way to learn. This dynamic classroom approach where students actively explore real-world problems and challenges and develop deeper learning competencies required for success in school ( and life) is backed by researches and it a good teaching method to be used in classrooms,

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The change from traditional to PBL teaching needs collaboration between all teachers and leaders, but also a support for changes in the duration of lessons and ICT tools and skills. Unfortunately in Bulgaria timing of the lessons is under government regulations, and ICt skills of the teachers are rarely up to date.

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The challenges need support and collaboretion in order to succeed

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The experience shared is quite helpful. PBL may be one of the antidote to the phobia students have for the subject.This of course is partly caused by the overemphasizes on the importance of maths and the poor teaching skill of the teachers.Because of the centrality of the subject,one would have expected maths tutors to be in the forefront for innovative teaching but the contrary is the case.

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The teachers role is important for PBL.
In my opinion, intensive school support, supportive leadership, team teachig and using ITC affect their learning.

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Reforming the programs and even the teaching methods especially for math is a pity, the student is bored and does not understand the usefulness of the topics discussed, a real feedback engages them in an active learning. I often use geogebra which I consider to be a valuable pre-teaching tool for learning geometry analysis and algebra.
I've used edmodo where I've created virtual classes with my students, and shared files and tasks to run.

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Although I teach Music (not maths) Project Maths is an excellent initiative. It worked for the following reasons:

The syllabus could be redesigned.

The school support was excellent

The leadership was supportive as well.

Project Maths confirms the English saying “it takes two to tango”.

Could this project work in a centralized educational system (like the Greek one) where teachers are not allowed to design their own curricula?

Could this project work in a strict exam system (like the one which exists in Greek secondary education), with a non-flexible curriculum?

Could this project work in inadequate infrastructure?

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PBL and Collaboration-problem solving have their bases into open minds of the entire community. Change about what we think knowledge is, how we teach, what our role is, what the challenges are, how effectively we cooperate with others teachers, what pedagogical theory do we follow, who consults us, is absolutely crucial. Having in mind, my working place the most important challenge is that every teacher is closed in his/her way of teaching without letting other ideas to be explored.  This has to be overcome in order to programs like this one can be implemented.

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In my opinion the key point is the collaboration has to involve the whole school. Of course teacher's role is fundamental and the continuous training of the school staff is necessary.

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Watching this video, it becomes obvious that collaboration involving the whole of a school community is the key for a successful implementation of PBL. In this video it is apparent that new things start off very chaotic before getting in shape. Sandra Fay talked about the challenges they had to face and the worries and anxieties they had to go through. Though maths is not my subject, it was quite clear concerning the steps one has to take in order to organize and monitor groups and project-based teaching and learning. The key words of such an endeavor are encouragement, appetite, willingness to collaborate and sharing, persistence (especially when one has to overcome fears and hesitations). The biggest challenge is to stick to the procedure, to use cross curricular links and of course bring in real life situations into the learning environment. I liked very much the idea of getting the students work collaboratively, each one according to his/her ability, draw on from what they already know, answer in any format they wish and be able to reason, judge, decide, draw conclusions, discuss, exchange, induce and evaluate.

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The teachers' role is fundamental in the implementation of the PBL. However, it goes without saying that teachers need continuous training and support by stakeholders in order to overcome difficulties and engage students in innovative learning practices.

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It is obvious that new methods, new approaches to teaching are more than necessary. From the video we can see that PBL works, it meets the needs of the fast-paced world we live in. The success of the implementation of PBL in schools depends upon all the stakeholders involved in the process (the Ministry of Education, the regional development officer, the principal, the department head, the teachers and the students themselves). Honestly, I don't think our schools are ready. There are still way too many obstacles along the way.

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The teachers role is key in implementing project based learning. teachers need to guide learners towards implementing such projects so that there are no obstacles. schools need to provide the required financial support to acquire all the learning resources that are necessary.

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Adana/Türkey

dear Sandra has been helpful in sharing this experience with us and has greatly enlightened our path as a mathematics teacher who encouraged us.

I will use the tips of this video to initiate research-based, project-based learning for research

I will be able to identify the qualifications and information of my students and guide them in this regard.

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It sounds extremely interesting to do PBL and from the words of the Irish teacher it seems to pay. Though I'm a bit frightened of the amount of work, especially as I'm alone at my school to try this method. Time - as it often is the case - seems the key to successfully implement PBL. another problem could be the strict curriculum. I'm ready to face these challenges, but still being intimidated.

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I think it's true PBL changes the teacher's role. It is not observing students work on their own. Watching this video makes you consider the time required to develop a problem, oversee and assist students throughout the project, encourage students to be more independent, and assess and evaluate the success of the problem as well as students' performance, it is clear that the teacher's role is vital for the effectiveness of this learning experience and that PBL activities require more work and organization than traditional teaching.

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LISTENING TO THIS MATH TEACHER I REALIZE BETTER THE DISTANCE OF HER TEACHING WAY AND THAT OF MANY ITALIAN COLLEAGUES. OUR TIME SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH ITALY IS NOT MUCH AND I SUPPOSE THIS KIND OF ORGANIZATION NEEDS TIME AND ADEQUATE ROOMS IN SCHOOLS TOGETHER WITH A RIGHT TEACHERS TRAINING.

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Many standards include the idea of applying math to real life. The activity presented it is exciting, but it is not easy to apply when the time is the enemy.

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It is obvious peer learning in maths too. The embracement of challenges and use different strategies in maths make us more flexible and powerful. I believe to supportive leadership too . It makes us work better and create new products and more solutions . Geogebra and Edmodo and...are helpful

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It is an extremely interesting way of working in the classroom. However, teachers needs support on many levels. It needs changes in terms of educational design, curriculum, syllabus, materials, teachers' attitudes. The implementation of such an approach also needs practical support in terms of equipment . It is worth trying , though1

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Deciding to adopt and apply new content, embracing challenges along with the 5 effective strategies mentioned here, having to do with collaboration among the department, intensive scool support, supportive leadership, use of IT to supportlearning and team teaching are steps towards sucessful teaching. PBL comes as a consequence when a school decides to be part of the change and educators share their expertise

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I totally agree: These 21st century skills include

personal and social responsibility

planning, critical thinking, reasoning, and creativity

strong communication skills, both for interpersonal and presentation needs

cross-cultural understanding

visualizing and decision making

knowing how and when to use technology and choosing the most appropriate tool for the task.

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I think PBL is really effective way of learning and teaching but there are some challenges to perform in it schools. Because curriculum requires regular and sitrict summative assesment in my country it is hard students to reach real-world connection. The students are responsible  for a lot of courses and tasks  so for only one course we haven't enough time to engage students with real-world connection.

Students always eager to find solutions to problems or answer riddles. So, in our lessons we need to encourage students to solve problems and find solutions.
Selecting a good question is important . It should trigger our students to think creatively.

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Project-based learning encourages creativity and critical assessment in the face of active, deep and creative processing that keeps students interested and stimulates their initiative.