Project-Based DEEP Learning Design Certificate Course
Design your own DEEP PBL Experience to create socially, globally and emotionally aware citizens
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Welcome to the Project- Based DEEP Learning Blended Learning Design Certificate course! This 12 PD Hour certificate course will help teach you how to use deep and meaningful project-based experiences to create more reflective, creative, critical thinking, socially, emotionally and globally aware 21st century learners.
Through an immersive, hands-on approach, the course is designed to help you build YOUR deep and meaningful project-based experience, or adapt a current unit to allow for deeper learning; from design to implementation.
It's scaffolded to provide step by step instructions as you build your deep learning experience, including an interactive forum to gain ideas and feedback other practitioners. In the course, you will learn the secrets of high-quality deep and meaningful PBL design; including how to establish an engaging project idea, integrate your curriculum standards, scaffold and assess learning, and exhibit student work. The course concludes with a brief 30 minute project review with a seasoned practitioner to gain feedback prior to implementation with your learners.
This course is perfect for:
- Teachers
- Coordinators
- Instructional Coaches
- EdTech Facilitators
- Home School Parents
And anyone new to project- based learning...
Here's what previous educators have said about the course:
“My teachers and I gained tremendous insight through Kyle’s course and coaching by pushing past our comfort zones and providing students with a deeper level of engagement, rigor, active learning, and critical thinking.” - Anne Robinson, Instructional Coach at Gompers Prep
"I just wanted to say a huge THANKS for everything. I really enjoyed the course over the past few weeks. Whenever I thought of PBL, I would always think more about what I wanted students to produce instead of how I wanted them to show their understanding. Your explanations and guidance on the whole process in terms of how we plan for and implement PBL really helped me visualize and better understand how to plan projects for project-based learning that would be engaging, meaningful and allow for student agency. It felt as if the PBL fog was lifted! I'm really excited and look forward to being able to plan and implement PBL now!" - Civen Ho, Secondary Teacher
“Kyle’s course is a great foundation for anyone who is interested in exploring project-based learning with their students. He provides a road map for educators to build their pedagogical skills around inquiry- learning.” - Frank Bradica, Head of School St. Mother Teresa Catholic
“Anyone looking to learn more about PBL whether you are an educator, administrator or a homeschooling parent, whether you’re just getting started or have years of experience, you owe it to yourself to dive into this course headfirst.” - Michael Carberry, Head of School Whole Life Learning Center
“Kyle’s ability to relate project- based learning to the standards- based curriculum we offer in support of students’ passion has really elevated the learning for all students in our school.” - Tarek Razik, Head of School International School of Beijing
“Kyle’s course and meeting with our 5th grade team, inspired four of them to launch projects this year that have been huge successes.” - Evelyn McCullough, Innovations Coach Park Maitland School
Your Instructor
Kyle Wagner is the founder and [Co] Learning Experience Designer for Transform Educational Consulting Limited, an organization that equips international educators with the simple shifts to move from passive to active learning spaces, so they can grow more engaged and empowered learners. Kyle fell in love with student-centered learning as a teacher at High Tech High, where he witnessed students publish best-selling books, create their own social enterprises, and even influence policy change through real- world projects that infused academic knowledge with real world skills. He has taken this passion global, founding innovative micro-schools, authoring 2 books – ‘Where is the Teacher’, and helping over 1,000 educators develop 1000 + transformative learning experiences and the student-centred environments to support them.
Kyle holds a M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership with a thesis that focuses on developing democratic classrooms and distributed leadership models. When not writing or teaching, he is performing with his original band, participating in karaoke contests and traveling the world with his partner. He currently resides in Hong Kong where he spends time developing learner-centred schools of the future while helping other school leaders build theirs.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction and Welcome (2:22)
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StartPBL Workbook
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StartEffects of Project- Based Learning on Student Learning (8:02)
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StartDiscovering Our Shared Values (Collaborative) (0:54)
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StartFraming Inquiries
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StartYou've been doing PBL your whole life! (7:01)
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StartThe Eight Essentials for Project-Based Experiences (Collaborative) (2:31)
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StartThe "Big Eight" Components of PBL (9:16)
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Start'Doing Projects' vs. Project- Based Learning (6:30)
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Start'Doing Projects' vs. Project- Based Learning Activity (6:23)
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StartThe PBL Environment/ Classroom
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StartModule One Reflection
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Start5 step PBL Design Process (25:15)
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StartThe Project Planning Guide (Collaborative) (1:24)
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StartComing up with a project idea (Collaborative) (13:43)
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PreviewThe PBL Matrix (Collaborative) (6:48)
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StartEstablishing 'Need to Know' Content and Skills (6:53)
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StartEstablishing the Driving Question (8:48)
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StartEnvision Final Products/ Audience (5:15)
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PreviewMilestones and Experiences in a PBL Experience (6:38)
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StartThe Project Launch Entry Event (5:08)
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StartProject Resources and Exhibition (4:45)
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StartModule Two Reflection
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StartIntroduction to Project-Based Assessment (4:32)
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StartDeveloping Portfolios for Student Work (7:31)
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StartDeveloping Your Assessment Plan (6:17)
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StartCreating Rubrics for Assessment (6:41)
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StartReporting on PBL (5:50)
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StartFeedback/ Critique and Revision
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StartAssessing 21st Century Skills in a Project (11:17)
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StartModule Three Reflection
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StartFinal Reflection and Course Certificate (collaborative)