How to Use Project-Based Learning in the Classroom

Welcome back to the Not So Wimpy Teacher podcast!

Are you looking for a new way to keep your students engaged and motivated?

Today we’re going to be talking about how to use project-based learning in the classroom.

I fell in love with project-based learning when I first started teaching. As a student, I would always ask my teachers these questions: “when would I use this, and why do I need to know it?”

Does this sound familiar?

I know those questions can be super annoying sometimes, but as a learner, I really did need to understand the real-life application for the skills I was learning!

When we help our students to understand when they will use all the skills we are teaching and to practice skills they’re learning in school in a more life-applicable way, it motivates and encourages them.

Episode 90 Takeaways:

Project-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered teaching method that encourages learning through curriculum-based, real-world problems or challenges.
Project-based learning can help develop skills like communication, teamwork, and leadership.
Learning should be fun for all students.
As students find solutions to challenges, they build confidence.
Your role is to be a facilitator or guide.
Your students should be challenged but ultimately able to succeed.

Project-based learning is so much fun, and it’s really easy to add into your classroom a little at a time.

Check out our Valentine’s Project-Based learning resource and see how it works in your classroom!

I’d love to know what other ideas you come up with, so head over to our Instagram @notsowimpyteacher to share those with me!

Resources Mentioned:

New Valentine’s Project-Based Learning Resource

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