PBL Camp: Introduce yourself

Hi all (to be) - I just got the email about summer camp today and it sounded great! I am in higher ed for the past 2 years - 25+ years of corporate tech training and helpdesk. I have definitely found my passion in teaching. I teach a lot of MS Office, Emerging Tech and Project Management. I tutor a number of students in our Learning Center - most writing and computer skills. Many of my students are the first in their families to get a college degree or are returning to school to improve their skills. I love PBL and try to incorporate it as much as possible. I am pretty much self taught in this area = have read whatever I can find for ideas. I am SO ready to learn more, get new ideas - and everything that goes with it!!

So happy to see this offered! I'm interested in doing some project based learning in my science classes for next year, especially Middle School Physical Science and the K-5 general science (we are studying ecology).

I teach in a K-8, public, one room school house on a remote island in the San Juans, WA.
adios!
caroline

I am a third grade teacher in Los Angeles. I have used PBL in my classroom before. I am looking forward to learning more this summer.

I am thrilled to be a part of this learning camp as one of my interests is how to engage my development english students. Currently I teach both basic skills, composition and literature to a diverse student body at a large community college. One of our focuses is on information literacy and I hvae been trying to incorporate PBL and Challenge based learning when possible. I look forward to meeting everyone.

I am excited to join this learning community, for convenience, for diversity of thought that will be brought to the learning environment through this online option, and to build project-based learning skills. Out program will work towards state accreditation this next school year and since we develop our own curriculum (and it is project-based), it will help immensely to participate in this summer camp

Part of my work involves bringing best practices to a K-5 Charter school called Peak Academy just east of downtown Dallas. I'm looking forward to increasing my understanding of Project-based learning to share with my colleagues.

I am currently a GED teacher for Adults in Upstate NY, but am certified in Social Studies 7-12 currently in the midst of getting my masters in Special Education. I have always loved learning about new strategies to use to get students excited about learning. One of my favorite strategies is to incorporate projects into my lesson. I have never officially created a PBL project, but am looking forward to it this summer!

Hi all, my experience with project-based learning comes from, oh so luckily, watching my kids go through fabulous high school programs. I look forward to learning more about how parents can support the growth of project-based programs in our communities.

We are moving into SLC's in September, along with block-scheduling and learning teams. Project Based Learning is an area we are committed to incorporating into our long term plans. I have done single subject projects but none that go across the curriculum. I am looking forward to participate in the camp. I am also heartbroken by the destruction that is happening in the Gulf due to the oil spill and I hope that some of our projects will come up with innovative and effective ways of restoring the environment and livelihood of all the people affected in the Gulf of Mexico.

I joined this "camp" to focus my unit on local native peoples. My grade level studies the natives of our area and I want to make it more authentic and include more simulation and/or projects that integrate the subject areas.