Many school systems use a format for learning where students are asked to consume content and regurgitate it on standardized tests. It has become more and more clear that these standardized exams are failing our children by preventing them from exploring content deeply, making personalized meaning from it, and creating artifacts that demonstrate their understanding. Project Based Learning is the pedagogical approach that allows students voice and choice in creating artifacts that demonstrate their understanding of the curriculum. By empowering students, they become more engaged and far more likely to retain the information long term. 

You will learn what to explore more deeply based on presentations, readings, and student examples. It does not matter if you are brand new to teaching or you are a veteran looking to grow improve your practice. This class is for anyone that wants to empower students to learn and demonstrate understanding is fun and exciting ways. 

This course will explore how Maker Education and Makerspaces can play a role in supporting Project Based Learning across the curriculum. A wide variety of tools will be shared to better help support students as they explore different ways to created artifacts to demonstrate understanding. 

Of course, this would not be a very good Project Based Learning course if you did not have some projects to create and share! After exploring different types of PBL, you will be asked to create a project that truly demonstrates what you have learned throughout the course. 

Module 1 Outline

Module 1 Video

Module 1 - Reading

Module 1 - Intro to Project Based Learning

Module 2 Outline

Module 2 Video

Module 2 - Reading

Module 2 - The Role of the Teacher and The Recipe Project

Module 3 Outline

Module 3 Video

Module 3 - Reading 1

Module 3 - Reading 2

Module 3 - Group Projects and Classroom Management

Module 4 Outline

Module 4 Video

Module 4 - Reading

Module 4 - Tool Specific PBL

Module 5 Outline

Module 5 Video

Reading 1

Reading 2

Student Example

Module 5 - Open PBL with Teacher Objectives

Module 6 Outline

Module 6 Video

Module 6 - Reading

Module 6 - Cumulative Projects

Module 7 Outline

Module 7 Video

Module 7 Reading 1

Module 7 Reading 2

Module 7 Reading 3

Module 7 Reading 4

Module 7 - Genius Hour/ 20 Time

Module 8 Outline

Module 8 Reading 1

Module 8 Reading 2

Module 8 Video

Module 8 - Capstone Projects

Module 9 Outline

Module 9 Video

Module 9 Reading 1

Module 9 Reading 2

Module 9 - Support PBL in Schools

Module 10 Outline

Module 10 Video

Module 10 Reading 1

Module 10 Reading 2

Module 10 Reading 3

Module 10 Reading 4

Module 10 Reading 5

Module 10 - Assessing Project Based Learning with Rubrics

Module 11 Outline

Module 11 Video

Module 11 Project Guidelines

Module 11 Project Rubric

Module 11 - Final Project

Course Rating (for impact) and Feedback Form

Course Feedback and Comments

Beyond the Poster Board: Project Based Learning in the Classroom

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Nicholas Provenzano

Beyond the Poster Board: Project Based Learning in the Classroom

Course Overview

Meet the course producers