PBL Around the World

The Johnson School Legacy Project is a five-month-long learning initiative at the Johnson School, managed by Charleen Belcher, the Library Media Specialist, and Grace Magley, the Director of Digital & Personalized Learning. The project kickoff event, held on January 16, was met with great anticipation by the second, third, and fourth-grade students participating. This project…

Students constructing a brick oven The innovative educational approach at Academe of the Oaks, high school education transcends traditional methods of textbooks and lectures. Here, students engage deeply with academic subjects like history, language, math, and science through hands-on experiences, promoting both collaborative and individual learning. Academe’s commitment to experiential learning is exemplified in their…

Student engaged in a geometric art project The “creative classroom” is a concept that revolutionizes the conventional educational paradigm by harnessing the boundless potential of human creativity. This approach goes beyond traditional educational methods by integrating arts into the curriculum, thereby enriching students’ learning experiences. Key highlights include: Innovation and Imagination: The creative classroom fosters…

Southeast Polk RISE seniors Parker Strawn, Cael Julander, Ali Brunner, along with Ms. Chelsey Sadler, took a break from hosting their student-produced podcast, “On the Rise,” to appear as guests on the “All Things SEP” podcast hosted by Dr. Dirk Halupnik. They discussed their participation in RISE, a unique, work-based learning business class designed to…

Students presenting their project Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Salt Lake City has adopted a dynamic approach to education through cross-curricular teaching, blending various disciplines to offer students a comprehensive understanding of knowledge interconnectedness. This method acknowledges that real-life challenges don’t conform to single subject areas, promoting collaboration among teachers to create a…

In an innovative program at Bronxville Elementary School in Bronxville, NY, first graders are learning to handle disagreements through a project-based learning experience. The students, guided by their teachers, designed a Peace Path for their school playground to address conflicts peacefully. They conducted research by reading books, interviewing their school psychologist Joyce Vastola, and exploring…

In an extraordinary educational project, students at Elizabethton High School in northeast Tennessee, under the guidance of their sociology teacher Alex Campbell, tackled a nearly 40-year-old cold case known as the Redhead Murders. These serial killings, which occurred in the 1980s and involved several redheaded women in Tennessee and neighboring states, had remained unsolved. Campbell…

Student from Princeton High participating in the competition Samsung Electronics America announced the advancement of 50 schools as State Winners in the 14th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow national STEM competition. Each winning school has been awarded a Samsung technology prize package valued at $12,000. These winners, selected from 300 State Finalist public middle and…

Debbie Rabideau, center, is an English teacher and mentor for the EDGE program at Legend High School Legend High School’s EDGE program is an innovative project-based learning initiative designed to prepare students for post-graduation life by engaging them in an interdisciplinary curriculum. The program, directed by Mari Farley, was developed seven years ago after researching…

New Jersey AP students present their project Advanced Placement Environmental Science (APES) course at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School in Edison, New Jersey is utilizing Project Based Learning. The first of five projects involved students auditing the school’s waste, water, and energy usage and developing solutions to minimize its ecological footprint. After studying consumption patterns and researching…

The Education Minister of Bangladesh has issued a circular instructing all secondary-level educational institutions to implement a project aimed at raising awareness about dengue and promoting its prevention. The directive, published by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, outlines that the project intends to equip students with skills to actively contribute to dengue prevention…