2 Day Project Based Learning

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Project–Based Learning (PBL) is a powerful key to unlocking student engagement. This 2-day course is designed as a comprehensive and practical introduction to PBL and will equip teachers and school leaders with the tools and strategies for implementing successful projects in their own school.

BIG PICTURE EDUCATION AUSTRALIA PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

DAY ONE: Understanding Project-Based Learning

  • Introducing the power of projects
  • What PBL is and isn’t
  • Where do projects come from?
  • The key ingredients of PBL
  • Practical steps to improve your project
DAY TWO: Making your Project a Reality
  • Rigorous, engaging authentic learning
  • Project planning
  • Student critique
  • Covering the curriculum
  • Assessment

NOTE: Day Two is suitable for staff who have already experiences some BPL training.

Clare and David Price (Educational Arts) have worked in Australia over the past 12 months sharing their deep knowledge and practice around engaging students in learning, developing engaged schools and PBL. David has worked closely with the High Tech High Schools in San Diego, USA, in creating straightforward guides to planning for successful, rigorous PBL.

 

Educational Arts

Educational Arts works with schools globally to transform engagement in learning, for students and teachers. Through leadership of the radical 'Learning Futures' project in the UK, innovative approaches have been developed to transform engagement. Building on what works in schools in the UK, USA and Australia, a set of practical 'how-to' training programmes are now available for school leaders and teachers. http://engagedlearning.co.uk

 

"Thank you both! Useful workshop for thinking through the logistics of setting up projects" - Training Participant, Melbourne

"New protocols that will add rigour to planning and student products" - Training Participant, Melbourne

"Very informative practical ideas, beneficial to experience designing a project from start to finish, this we can share with others" - Training Participant, Melbourne

"Working through the processes in a practical way. Excellent training, interactive and very useful" - Training Participant, Sydney

"Having the opportunity to expand our project plans and have them critiqued was great, interaction with peers = ideas!" - Training Participant, Sydney

 

When
October 20th, 2014 9:00 AM to October 21st, 2014 4:00 PM
Location
Mimosa Rd
Greenfield Park, NSW 2176
Australia
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Event Fee(s)
incl GST $ 660.00 + $ 66.00 GST
incl GST if more than one from a school $ 630.00 + $ 63.00 GST
incl GST if a BPEA member or from a BPEA member school $ 600.00 + $ 60.00 GST
incl GST if more than one from a BPEA member school $ 570.00 + $ 57.00 GST