Engaged Learning

2-Day Introduction to Project-Based Learning |2019

PURPOSE

The aim of our programme is to ensure that teachers feel confident, and have the right tools, in order to introduce Project-Based Learning into their classrooms. PBL practice has changed significantly over the past 15 years, and our mission is to deliver training that enables a highly-scaffolded approach to PBL.

OUR APPROACH

We have trained teachers in PBL approaches in Europe, India, USA, Canada, Australia and the Middle East, as well as globally through an online version of our programmes. The focus is a mixture of inspiration, application and evaluation. We believe it is vital for teachers to:

1. understand PBL from a student perspective (so we ensure that they complete a project ‘slice’);
2. have the necessary tools to effectively plan successful projects (so we leave them with access to resources via this website);
3. leave our training with concrete plans for their initial projects with students (so we intersperse planning time with participatory activities);
4. reflect upon their own students and how they need to be engaged, challenged and holistically assessed upon their PBL experience (so we share lots of examples and case studies from around the world);
5. evaluate their approaches to curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in the light of PBL practices (so we share techniques to help devise, deliver and evaluate projects in a collaborative context).

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the training:

• Participants should be inspired about PBL
• Participants will come away with a ‘toolkit’ and a range of resources and materials to support implementation of PBL in their classroom
• Each participant will have an outline project plan that they can implement in their classrooms/teams and a more detailed project planning template to support further development of plans.
• Participants should know what PBL is/isn’t (distinction from enquiry)
  • And understand the importance of exhibition, multiple drafts, and critique
  • Project-based vs. Project-oriented
• Participants will have considered how to bring rigour to PBL planning, implementation and assessment

For more information about our work visit: www.engagedlearning.co.uk