Tag Archives: project-based learning

Knowledge Building: What is it Really?

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Peter Skillen

Isn’t it really just learning by another name? We hear a lot about knowledge building in education circles these days! What is it anyway? Why don’t we just call it learning? Where did this term knowledge building come from? When … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration, Inquiry | Tagged authentic learning, collaboration, inquiry, Inquiry Based Learning, pedagogy, project-based learning, Reflection, visible thinking | 3 Comments

Learning to Learn by Learning – a Reflection on a Collaborative Project

Posted on September 26, 2014 by aarondavis1

In a post a few months ago I mused on the idea of providing time for teachers to tinker and explore. My feelings were that like the students we teach, we too all have areas of interests that we never … Continue reading →

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Project Based Learning: Don’t Start with a Question

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Peter Skillen

End with a Question through Tinkering-Based Learning Do you have to start project-based learning (PBL) with a question? (Oh, wait a second! Am I starting this post with a question?) This is something many people ask. I understand why this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged inquiry, PBL, pedagogy, project-based learning, tinkering | 7 Comments

An Unexpected Class Visitor

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Philip Cummings

My sixth graders and I recently began our student-driven inquiry and project-based learning on human rights. This is my second year to use project-based learning into my classroom, and I hope everything I learned from last year’s Dive Into PBL will merge … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquiry | Tagged elementary, inquiry, inquiry learning, project-based learning, Reflection, thinking, visible thinking | 8 Comments

Digital Publishing – My Foray into Project Based Learning

Posted on January 26, 2014 by aarondavis1

Background One thing that I have learnt over time is that there is no silver bullet in education. However, there are some things that work better than others. The problem with this though is that you do not always know … Continue reading →

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PBL: Managing the mushy middle

Posted on September 4, 2013 by biancah80

Everyone pretty much agrees that the most troubling and challenging aspect of PBL is the actual process of running a project. At our recent Project Learning Swap Meet in Sydney, Mike Wheadon made the insightful point that many teachers know … Continue reading →

Posted in Inquiry | Tagged constructivsim, Inquiry Based Learning, project-based learning | 2 Comments

Dreaming #PBL: Whatever It Is I Think I See Becomes a PBL to Me!

Posted on September 3, 2012 by boadams1

Whatever it is I think I see becomes a PBL to me! [sung to the tune of 1977 Tootsie Roll commercial embedded below] If you were alive and watching TV in the mid to late 1970s, then perhaps you remember this … Continue reading →