PBL And Our Process of Learning
Today, we're going to talk about Project-Based Learning. Think you know what it is? You might be surprised! Here's a challenge for you: before you read the rest of this blog post, I'd like you to make a mental image of what Project-Based Learning should look like. What does the classroom look like? What are the children and teacher doing? What does the process entail? Do you have that image in your mind? Today, we're going to focus on the process of PBL here at STEM...and why we feel it's foundational to the development of your child as a person and as a learner. First off, what we want you to know about project-based learning (or PBL) is that there is a spectrum that many schools are on, with very few of them looking the same. There is no one right way to be doing this process, but there is a philosophy that will drive how we implement PBL at our school. For instance, there's the belief that PBL should be student-driven...