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Core Practices Global Climate Justice Certificate Program
What is Project-Based Learning?
Project-Based Learning (PBL) is an approach to teaching and learning that has students take on real-world problems in authentic ways. It engages students in authentic roles like that of a scientist, historian, or mathematician to work on authentic problems, whether it be in their classrooms, communities, or societies, and to produce real solutions that have real impacts on real audiences.
In doing so, students learn not only rich academic skills but also social-emotional skills, leadership, collaboration, and how to problem-solve with others to take on pressing challenges or opportunities.
While significant efforts have focused on building and researching curriculum materials for Penn GSE Project-Based Learning (Penn GSE PBL), very little work has focused on how to prepare teachers to enact these curricula. The Penn GSE PBL projects focus on the important work of cultivating teachers’ capacity to enact the core practices of project-based teaching.
Explore Penn GSE PBL
Project-Based Learning can be found throughout many teaching models at Penn GSE. Learn more about Penn GSE PBL projects and initiatives below.
Core Practices for Project-Based Learning
Learn about the foundational teaching practices that support the ambitious learning objectives of Project-Based Learning.
Project-Based Learning for Global Climate Justice
Take action to advance justice-centered climate education by building the knowledge, skills, and collaborative networks that empower you to engage learners in locally-grounded solutions to global challenges.
Project-Based Learning Certificate Program
Deepen your Project-Based Learning teaching practice through a year-long hybrid program where educators develop their capacity to create rich, meaningful, and rigorous learning experiences through student-centered approaches to teaching and learning.