Project Based Learning

Project Based Learning is a student-centered approach that encourages children to make meaningful connections across content areas. Teachers act as facilitators, guiding students to identify a question or real-world problem. Student interest and decision-making drives the learning.

Project Based Learning Process

Each project begins with a question or problem. Using 21st century skills like collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving. By starting with an essential question, children work together to develop a solution to the problem using evidence to support their claim. Students create a plan and begin the process of researching and solving the problem.

After reaching a conclusion or solution, students then communicate the solutions and demonstrate their knowledge by using various forms of media to create a product or presentation for a real audience.

Finally, taking time to reflect, individually and as a group, and to share feelings and experiences is an important piece to this process. Allowing students to discuss what worked well, what needs change, and to share ideas can lead to new questions and projects.

Project Based Learning allows for student choice, decision making, collaboration, and self-reflection. When children are interested in what they are doing and are able to use their areas of strength, they achieve at a higher level.