Overview: Project Based Learning
BIE has developed a specific PBL model which draws on:
- the experiences of teachers who successfully use PBL in their classrooms,
- recent research on student learning, and
- instructional models that incorporate authentic assessments, community-based education, service-learning, internships, or career academy curriculum.
Our model assumes that teachers and students will be most successful in carrying out Project Based Learning if careful attention is given to developing an engaging, student-focused culture on the classroom.
BIE has published a Project Based Learning Handbook that offers a comprehensive overview of PBL and a detailed planning model for teachers. The introduction to the handbook contains information on the history and philosophy of PBL.
We have also partnered with others to create PBL-Online.org , a free online professional development resource.
