Workshop Overview
This workshop will offer a deep dive into Project Based Learning (PBL) as a dynamic, student-centered approach to teaching and learning. Across 3 days of live sessions and five hours of pre-reading, educators will engage with the key principles of PBL—authentic inquiry, collaboration, reflection, and real-world application—while exploring multiple models and strategies that can be adapted to diverse classrooms and curricula. Participants will examine what makes a project truly meaningful, how to frame driving questions, scaffold inquiry, and support student agency throughout the learning journey.
Combining theory with practical application, the workshop encourages educators to critically reflect on their own practice and begin designing PBL units suited to their learners’ needs and contexts. Through interactive discussions, examples from classrooms around the world, and structured planning time, participants will walk away with the tools and confidence to bring rich, purposeful project-based learning to life in their schools—whether they are new to PBL or seeking to deepen their expertise.
The workshop is a combination of synchronous learning (live sessions through Zoom) and asynchronous learning (self-paced learning including pre-reading, videos, discussion forums and assignments). Participants are expected to complete the pre-reading before the start of the workshop.