Project-Based Learning for the Future!

2016 FutureWork Forum attendees put a stake in the ground. For North Carolina to properly prepare its people for the future of work, the state must:

Greatly expand the availability of Project-Based Learning opportunities to help students better connect learning to real-world applications.

Based on their many conversations, those who convened before and during the Forum appeared to define Project-Based Learning as: Problem-focused teaching and learning that teaches technical, academic, and employability skills with real world application, and/or in real work environments.

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* 1. How do you think most students in NC today receive Project-Based Learning? Please rank the following with 1 being your highest rank.

a. In individual classes k-20 (based on the interest of particular faculty)

b. Through entire schools or departments with curriculum that specifically focuses on Project-Based Learning

c. Through the motivation of enterprising students in campus-based, but out of class activity

d. Through out of school educational experiences, e.g. special summer programs

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* Other (please specify)

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* 2. Project-Based Learning is effective for:

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Undecided	Agree	Strongly Agree
Making learning more engaging for students	Making learning more engaging for students Strongly Disagree	Making learning more engaging for students Disagree	Making learning more engaging for students Undecided	Making learning more engaging for students Agree	Making learning more engaging for students Strongly Agree
Stimulating critical thinking	Stimulating critical thinking Strongly Disagree	Stimulating critical thinking Disagree	Stimulating critical thinking Undecided	Stimulating critical thinking Agree	Stimulating critical thinking Strongly Agree
Supporting self-directed learning	Supporting self-directed learning Strongly Disagree	Supporting self-directed learning Disagree	Supporting self-directed learning Undecided	Supporting self-directed learning Agree	Supporting self-directed learning Strongly Agree
Developing collaboration/ team work skills	Developing collaboration/ team work skills Strongly Disagree	Developing collaboration/ team work skills Disagree	Developing collaboration/ team work skills Undecided	Developing collaboration/ team work skills Agree	Developing collaboration/ team work skills Strongly Agree
Achieving interdisciplinary integration	Achieving interdisciplinary integration Strongly Disagree	Achieving interdisciplinary integration Disagree	Achieving interdisciplinary integration Undecided	Achieving interdisciplinary integration Agree	Achieving interdisciplinary integration Strongly Agree

Other (please specify)

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* 3. The following presents a barrier to implementing Project-Based Learning:

	Strongly Disagree	Disagree	Undecided	Agree	Strongly Agree
Inadequate planning time	Inadequate planning time Strongly Disagree	Inadequate planning time Disagree	Inadequate planning time Undecided	Inadequate planning time Agree	Inadequate planning time Strongly Agree
Competition with other priorities for instruction	Competition with other priorities for instruction Strongly Disagree	Competition with other priorities for instruction Disagree	Competition with other priorities for instruction Undecided	Competition with other priorities for instruction Agree	Competition with other priorities for instruction Strongly Agree
Perceived difficulty w/ assessing Project-Based Learning	Perceived difficulty w/ assessing Project-Based Learning Strongly Disagree	Perceived difficulty w/ assessing Project-Based Learning Disagree	Perceived difficulty w/ assessing Project-Based Learning Undecided	Perceived difficulty w/ assessing Project-Based Learning Agree	Perceived difficulty w/ assessing Project-Based Learning Strongly Agree
Lack of professional development to support educators who want to do more Project Based Learning	Lack of professional development to support educators who want to do more Project Based Learning Strongly Disagree	Lack of professional development to support educators who want to do more Project Based Learning Disagree	Lack of professional development to support educators who want to do more Project Based Learning Undecided	Lack of professional development to support educators who want to do more Project Based Learning Agree	Lack of professional development to support educators who want to do more Project Based Learning Strongly Agree
Classroom management challenges	Classroom management challenges Strongly Disagree	Classroom management challenges Disagree	Classroom management challenges Undecided	Classroom management challenges Agree	Classroom management challenges Strongly Agree

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What other comments do you have about NC’s ability to greatly expand Project-Based Learning opportunities to help students better connect learning to real-world applications?