Four years ago I created a video on project based learning to showcase to the school board at the district I used to work for showcasing the power of project based learning as an instructional framework. I titled it “Project Based Learning: It’s More Than Projects!” and you can watch it below(be prepared for all star cameos)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et70TtERWoI
This week, four years later I still am passionate about project based learning when done correctly. I was lucky enough to rejoin the school I used to work for and be part of three days of PBL Works PBL 101 training. It was a great three days of learning to help first-year teachers create a project while also tapping into veteran and expert project teachers to share their insights and skills to create new projects of learning.
I want to revisit my original thought of “It’s More than Projects” as showcased in the video.
Let me start with a story that happened during lunch on day 3 of this training. When we broke for lunch, my phone notified me of a message. It was not just any message; it was a message of hope…
