Learning and Leading - February 2012

Problem-Based Learning

Video has value beyond subject-matter learning. Students can video record field trips so those who could not attend can benefit from the experience. Having students record key experiences during the excursion will extend the learning experience back to the classroom.

You can also use video as summa-
tive assessment for class or individual
inquiry. Uploading presentations of
proposed solutions of problems to a
secure You Tube channel or another
secure video webhosting site allows
your students to collaborate with
students from other local, national,
and even international schools.
During the 2010 oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico, grade school children
posted video solutions to You Tube.
Some newscasters asked experts to
comment on the validity of some
of these ideas. Interestingly, some
of these simple, spontaneous, child-
created videos offered relevant
solutions.

Resources

Math Curriculum Makeover, Dan Meyer’s TED Talk: www.youtube.com/user/TEDx Talks#p/ search/0/BlvKWEvKSi8

National Curriculum Standards for Social
Studies created by the National Council
for Social Studies: www.socialstudies.org/
standards/strands
National Science Education Standards created
by the National Science Teachers Association:
www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=4962

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: http://standards.nctm.

org/document/appendix/ process.htm

Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge framework: www.tpck.org

—Laurie O. Campbell is the director of undergraduate programs and an assistant clinical professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, USA. Her research interests include the effective use of technology and the one-minute video.