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Your Name and Title: David Lockett, STEM Teacher

School or Organization Name: Bok Academy

Co-Presenter Name(s): none
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: United States

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): K-12 Teacher

Short Session Description (one line): 

A challenge-based learning experience is a learning experience where the learning takes places through the
identification, analysis and design of a solution to a social or technical global problem.

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): 

Challenge Based Learning (CBL) is an inductive pedagogy that allows students to identify a real-world problem that interests them and then learn what they need to know in order to solve the problem. Information gained from doing assignments and projects can result in long term retention of the information and make the student feel like their school work has a purpose. A challenge-based learning experience is a learning experience where the learning takes places through the identification, analysis and design of a solution to a sociotechnical problem. The learning experience is typically multidisciplinary in all core subjects, takes place in an international context and aims to find a collaboratively developed solution, which is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. Let's propose solutions to global problems, and take action. The approach asks students to reflect on their learning and the global impact of their actions and publish their solutions to a worldwide audience. 

Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: http://cbl.digitalpromise.org/