Course | Project Based Learning Online Course

You will have access to the course for 6 weeks from the date of purchase.
Certificate of completion available upon request.

Material Includes

ThoughtStretchers Education PBL Planning Documents

Best For

Individual teachers and leaders or small groups

About Course

This project based learning online course is meant to provide an affordable and foundational PBL learning option for educators and small groups.

What Will You Learn?

Project-based learning design and planning
Scaffolding and assessment in PBL
Project implementation and management

Course Content

Welcome and Orientation
Quiz: Welcome and Orientation

What’s Your Why?
The Future of Work
Preparing Students for the Modern World
Quiz: Why PBL?

What is project-based learning and what is not?
Quiz: What is project-based learning and what is not?

How do we move from projects to project-based learning?
Quiz: How do we move from projects to project-based learning?

The ThoughtStretchers PBL Model
Quiz: The ThoughtStretchers PBL Model

5 Phases of PBL
Quiz: 5 Phases of PBL

Driving Questions
Inquiry Lesson Video
Driving Questions
Quiz: Driving Questions

Scaffolding for Surface, Deep, & Transfer learning
Quiz: Scaffolding for Surface, Deep, & Transfer learning

Balancing Assessment
Quiz: Balancing Assessments

Peer Critique Intro
Austin’s Butterfly Video
Peer Critique
Quiz: Peer Critique

Single-Point Rubrics
Quiz: Single Point Rubrics
Engaging Students in PBL
Declaration of Independence Video
Engaging Students in PBL
Quiz: Engaging Students in PBL

Teaching Or Facilitating?
Quiz: Teaching Or Facilitating?

Student and Group Accountability
The Wing Project Video
Student and Group Accountability
Quiz: Student and Group Accountability

Congratulations and Next Steps
Congratulations!