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Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge

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PBL: The Elevator Speech
"PBL is the act of learning through identifying a real-world problem and developing its solution. Kids show what they learn as they journey through the unit, not just at the end."

For a more elaborate response visit

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/what-heck-project-based-learning-heather-wolpert-gawron

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"Five Keys to Rigorous Project-Based Learning" video from Edutopia:

1. Real-world Connection

2. Core to Learning

3. Structured Collaboration

4. Student Driven

5. Multifaceted Assessment

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5 Keys to Rigorous Project-Based Learning

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"Confucius and Aristotle were early proponents of learning by doing. Socrates modeled how to learn through questioning, inquiry, and critical thinking -- all strategies that remain very relevant in today's PBL classrooms. Fast-forward to John Dewey, 20th-century American educational theorist and philosopher, and we hear a ringing endorsement for learning that's grounded in experience and driven by student interest. Dewey challenged the traditional view of the student as a passive recipient of knowledge (and the teacher as the transmitter of a static body of facts). He argued instead for active experiences that prepare students for ongoing learning about a dynamic world. As Dewey pointed out, "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."

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It is about applying engineering, science, math, and technology to solve complex, open-ended problems in a real-world context. Students focus on the process of defining and solving a problem, not on getting the "right" answer.

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"PBL is one of the best ways to be sure 21st century skills are explicitly taught, because well-designed projects require them."

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The lead word "students" being the key point to this image.

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Project based learning is student-centered and is focused on the process of investigation.

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From: http://performingineducation.com/2015/03/why-project-based-learning-should-rule-your-school.html

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Alternative to paper-based, teacher led classroom

Response to engaging questions

Challenges students