PBL (Project Based Learning), the Gold Standards and Blended Learning

This course is designed so that concepts learned, and resources introduced, can be applied the next day in any school setting. This course is self-paced so participants can set their own schedule!

It is designed to fit the needs of busy educators; one can stop and start this course anytime during the 90 day enrollment period. You should expect to spend a total of 8 hours working through the course content and earn 8 PGP’s.

Once you have completed all course modules you will receive your certificate of completion. This PD was developed at the Region 8 ESC through funding from the Schwab Foundation in Fort Wayne Indiana.

Learning Intentions for this course are:

• Expand knowledge for both current PBL experts and those new to PBL.
• Investigate  the PBL Gold Standards published by PBLWorks (BIE… BUCK Institute).
• Discover how the Gold Standards replace those Eight Essential Elements that were part of the BUCK Institute (BIE) teaching before they transformed into PBLWorks.
• Investigate links to some free tools, information, ideas, articles, and concepts based on PBL.
• Polish an existing or new PBL using a Gold Standard or two using one of the resources provided emphasizing an online or blended idea.
• Discover how a single lesson can incorporate PBL and blended concepts.
• Examine the PBL Gold Standards  under the lens of blended and e-learning.
• Discover that PBL can be done both in the blended environment, or totally online.