PBL Camp: Introduce yourself

I am a first grade teacher at a private K-8 prep school. I'll admit, my techniques tend to be "old school". However, I desire to be more creative/challenging, etc, but up until now, didn't have the tools needed to update my teaching strategies. Thanks so much!

I've incorporate PBL since the early 2000s but would like to learn more. I'm particularly interested in incorporating PBL in an AP Government class. I teach a comprehensive high school in Phila., PA and the class will include a lot of English Language Learners who don't know much about US government.

Love the idea of PBL Summer Camp and hope to learn ways to integrate PBL with my FOSS science curriculum to connect the science topics with current events. With only 40 minutes of class 3x per week I find projects challenging because of the time crunch. In the fall we do earth science for all grades, Rocks and Minerals (3rd), Sun, Moon, and Stars (4th), Landforms (5th), and Water Planet (6th) so learning about the oil spill will be an excellent topic for these grades.

I would love to learn more and expand my ideas about PBL. The right projects can really help keep kids engaged and learning about ancient history and show connections to other disciplines. I love finding alternatives to regular assessments. Our school has a great deal of technology and I would like to make sure students utilize all of the resources available.

Starting a PBL high school this year and would love any feedback you may offer. grades 9/10 for this upcoming year.

I am a 5th Grade teacher at Virginia Cross Elementary in Siler City, NC. Our school is 75-80% English Language Learners. I have been interested in Project Based Learning for sometime now, but just never knew anyone who had experience in it. I am currently working on some project ideas for next year. I look forward to hearing ideas and hopefully getting some insight on some projects I have in mind for next year.

Hello all - I absolutely love Edutopia org/magazine, including it's content, "out of the box" ideas for education, commitment to improving our nation's schools and the resources it offers. I work a 12 month year and I am so looking forward to this online opportunity for growth. I hope that it will help me help others improve ideas for project-based learning in my school. Looking forward to working with everyone :)

Hello all. Recently retired from 40 years in the classroom. Taught science grades 6-12. Recently became tech consultant to several schools in Diocese of Bridgeport CT.
Tristan did you attend Rye High School?

Good morning! What an exciting opportunity to network with people from around the world on PBL.

I am a staff specialist for professional development for a regional BOCES serving 22 school districts in southwestern New York State. We're about 1.5 hours south of Buffalo and about 20-30 minutes from the northern boarder of Pennsylvania.

I work mostly with technology integration and district planning, and one of our initiatives for next year is to support PBL in our region. We believe it's one of the best ways to incorporate 21st century skills into students' educational experience.

I teach Bioloy and Environmental Science at Scottsbluff High School in Nebraska and I can't wait to learn more about project based learning!