You hear it all of the time. What’s inquiry-based learning? What is an inquiry-based lesson? It seems to be all the rage in education...
At my school, we use Kath Murdoch's Inquiry Cycle. Many of our staff are new the PYP and new to inquiry-based teaching and learning, so we find this inquiry cycle provides some structure to the elusive process of inquiry. How do I use the inquiry cycle? What do the different stages of the process look like?…
Get a leg up on your project-based lesson planning with these free resources that offer guidance as well as PBL lesson ideas.
Project Based Learning for all. We build the capacity of teachers and school leaders to design and facilitate quality Project Based Learning.
Curiosity is a powerful tool for learning. Creating an inquiry-driven classroom can leverage potential. Here are strategies to get started.
Inquiry-based learning in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classrooms
Project Based Learning Activity: Design A Video GameThis project integrates elements of coding, ELA, math, STEAM, and design into a student-centered PBL that combines imagination, creativity, and problem solving skills as they design a video game.There are 18 activities (1 page for almost each acti...
Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, is a framework that promotes flexibility and individualization for students. See PBL and UDL in action in this post!
Beginning a Genius Hour in the classroom is an opportunity for students to learn more about their interests and passions.
Blogger Suzie Boss outlines how PBL and 21st-century skills go hand-in-hand.
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Have you ever paired project based learning and the arts? These 5 PBL lesson ideas can be used in any classroom. Best yet they're easy to plan!
Genius hour is an amazing concept that children respond to because they get to learn about any topic they choose. I had a few rounds of Gen...
Twenty ideas for getting engaging projects going in your classroom.
Genius Hour in the primary classroom is a marvellous way to introduce your students to hands on, inquiry based learning. Using an interactive notebook helps student and teachers implement Genius Hour with ease.
How (and how NOT to) plan Genius Hour in an elementary classroom. Genius Hour ideas for second, third and fourth grade. Projects, organization, classroom management, and planning for passion projects.
The kids have been finishing up documenting what they noticed about dragonflies using art. Mixing Art and Science is one of my favorite th...
What is PBL? Project-based learning is an approach in which students explore real-world problems and challenges to acquire a deepe...
Project/Inquiry Based Learning has been a passion of mine ever since I discovered it about 5 years ago. Since then, I have stepped out of m...
