Project Based Learning - Let's Learn From Others

Project Based Learning is a structured way of teaching that shifts the focus away from the teacher being the expert and delivering knowledge to students, towards the students driving their own inquiries into knowledge in order to solve a problem or meet a challenge.

The teacher is still needed to pose questions and to support the inquiry process, as well as to assess the learning being acquired by the student. This learning can be both curriculum content relevant, as well as the learning of those skills we want to foster - skills for lifelong learning. These are things like communication skills, collaborative and problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills and creativity.

Don't try and jump into PBL without seeing how others have been doing it. Talk to staff in our school who do this regularly, or take a few minutes to read this teacher blog about PBL. If you are keen to deliver part of your curriculum using a project approach but aren't sure how to start, please see those experts in our school, or Kelly, who will offer some guidance.

Kelly Anderson
Deputy Principal