Project Based Learning (PBL) is a great way for educators to bring the 21st century into the classroom. It allows students to learn through real life scenarios as opposed to traditional textbook learning. It gives students the chance to actively participate in the learning process. Students get to work with each other in teams which allows for the sharing of ideas and information. It is a much more engaging style of learning. The following video shows PBL in action. The students here are making balloon cars using science, language arts, math and technology.
BIEPL (2010 August 30). Middle School Project: Balloon Car. Retrieved from
This project uses all of the essential learning functions of PBL. One of those being collaboration they were able to take the project out into the community to learn from experts in auto sales. They were then able to take the information and apply it to their project. They also were able to work together in teams as you would in real life. This project also required a lot of research, another essential learning function. They had to use the web to find out information about cars. They then had to use their research to figure out different parts of their project. They used their research to write commercials, figure out loans and environmental impact.
PBL is a 21st century approach to education that begins with driving questions then becomes a collaborative effort between teachers of different subjects and results in a fun learning environment for students. PBL brings learning to a whole new level. I look forward to using PBL in my classroom.
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