Project based (meaningful) learning

design for K12 education

Chapter 1 : An Introduction to the Basics

  • Rethink the role of school, learning and educators

  • Understand project based learning

  • Distinguish between project based learning vs doing projects for learning

  • Experience and experiment tools and mindsets to define, design and deliver new forms of powerful education

  • Exchange experiences with peers to foster the development of a community of practice

Key Concepts

  • “We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience” John Dewey on Experiential Learning

  • “Deliver education that is authentic and opportunistic in nature, experimental and real in praxis. All else is rudimentary.” Simon Kavanagh on Learning Design

  • Project Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world and personally meaningful projects.

Course Contents

  • Set the need: reflections on education, learning and innovation. Why do schools need to change and what does that mean for teachers and learners?

  • Set the stage: project based learning – shaping a vision, creating a culture and cultivating life long learning in others

  • Design the learning: tools and resources to design meaningful, experimental and experiential learning experiences and spaces

  • 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 €

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