WHO WE ARE
We are a Santa Monica and Malibu-based grassroots, volunteer movement of parents, students, teachers, and community members who deeply believe in the transformative power of project-based learning. We support SMMUSD's brand new Personalized Project-Based Learning Pathway and want to help spread the word.
WHAT IS PROJECT-BASED LEARNING?
PBL (noun): a teaching and learning method by which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or challenge
Presented at the Association for Learning Environments, formerly the Council for Educational Facility Planners (CEFPI), 86th Annual World Conference & Expo. The Pearson Foundation and The Mobile Learning Institute with Larry Rosenstock, CEO, High Tech High.
PBL @ HIGH TECH HIGH
16-year-old Noah finds purpose and learns valuable career skills at a nonprofit two full days a week, while protecting and restoring his local watershed. Internships with deep impact are a key element at his high school, San Diego Met, part of the Big Picture network. More resources at: http://www.edutopia.org/is-school-enough-informal-learning-resources
PBL @ SAN DIEGO MET
WHAT IS THE PERSONALIZED PBL PATHWAY?
SMMUSD is creating a new high school option that is designed around project-based learning.
The school will open in Fall 2019 with its first 9th grade class.
QUESTIONS, INQUIRIES, OR IDEAS?
