Project based (meaningful) learning
design for K12 education
Chapter 1 : An Introduction to the Basics
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Rethink the role of school, learning and educators
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Understand project based learning
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Distinguish between project based learning vs doing projects for learning
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Experience and experiment tools and mindsets to define, design and deliver new forms of powerful education
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Exchange experiences with peers to foster the development of a community of practice
Key Concepts
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“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience” John Dewey on Experiential Learning
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“Deliver education that is authentic and opportunistic in nature, experimental and real in praxis. All else is rudimentary.” Simon Kavanagh on Learning Design
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Project Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world and personally meaningful projects.
Course Contents
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Set the need: reflections on education, learning and innovation. Why do schools need to change and what does that mean for teachers and learners?
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Set the stage: project based learning – shaping a vision, creating a culture and cultivating life long learning in others
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Design the learning: tools and resources to design meaningful, experimental and experiential learning experiences and spaces
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Facilitate the learning: do´s and dont´s of a learning facilitator (in place, while visiting a real-life project based school)
Methodology
The course is designed as an immersive experience – a learning journey supported by a real project based learning school. The learning process will foster an effective personal and professional transformation. The course includes a visit to a school where project-based learning is in place.
Detalhes do curso
Where
Training takes place at Advancis offices in Porto district, Portugal
Duration
5 Days
Certification
Course certificate and/or Europass
How to finance
Course (including travel and subsistence ) can be financed by Erasmus+ KA1 – see https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/ or consult with your Erasmus National Agency
Investment
400 €