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? 

Reading and the Brain 

What Native Birds Live @ Paideia? Native Birds Creative Writing Project

Interactive Exhibit on Nutrition

Peavine Creek Study 

Click here if you would like to work with the ile@p team on creating a project based learning experience for your students.