Project Based Learning
According to the Buck Institute for Education, Project Based Learning (PBL) is “a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge.”
PBL gives students a voice in their learning, allows for in-depth study, and parallels the way work is done in other areas of life – academic, personal, and professional – calling on skills of critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.
ile@p offers a self-paced, online course called PBL@Paideia. If you are interested in taking the 10 hour course, click here.
Examples of Project Based Learning @ Paideia:
Where Does Our Food Come From? Farm to Table Sustainability Project in a 1st/2nd grade Classroom
The Day in the Life Project
How Does Macbeth Inform Our Understanding of Human Nature, Ourselves and the World?
What Native Birds Live @ Paideia? Native Birds Creative Writing Project
Interactive Exhibit on Nutrition
More Examples of Project Based Learning
Choose Your Own Adventure Project - What Makes People Take Risks?