Project Based Learning
Can Work for You!
Project Based Learning (PBL) pushes us to use our creativity as educators, engaging students in fresh ways. I created CraftED as a hub to help the educational community bring PBL to classrooms-including virtual and hybrid settings through my PBL-lite© framework. Today, teachers in over 42 states and 12 countries have used my practical tips to creatively introduce PBL to their schools, regardless of structural or time constraints. It can be impactful at any level – in fact, we’ve worked with teachers from 14 different grade levels and have learned the best ways to adapt this model to a range of needs and settings.
What is Project Based Learning?
Project Based Learning is an approach that uses real-world challenges to deepen a student’s understanding of an issue, dynamic, or theory. Not only does this prompt more student engagement with a particular topic, but it also strengthens the student’s general approach to problem-solving and collaborative work. In the PBL format, students are provided with a base of knowledge before being introduced to real-life situations that require the utilization of this knowledge. This student-centered approach to learning is endorsed by many learning professionals and can be deployed in a diverse range of topics including, mathematics, sciences, literature, theology, history, philosophy, and more. At CraftED, we have made it easy for teachers to take PBL principles and apply them to lessons, homework, group projects, curriculum design, and assessments.
If you’re ready to master Project Based Learning, I’m ready to help. Contact us today to get started.
CraftED Founder, Dr. Jenny Pieratt, PhD
How Does PBL Actually Work?
Our goal at CraftED is to help teachers become experts at Project Based Learning. Our curriculum is aligned with the Deeper Learning Competencies, Common Core, and Next Generation Standards.
We offer educators and administrators a wide range of training and tools to help them achieve the PBL goals they have set for their organizations. From PBL workshops, curriculum design, and even project based learning online courses, CraftED is here as a PBL expert and resource.
Increase Engagement Through Real-World Applications
Project Based Learning encourages students to think about how what they are learning applies to a real-world setting. This connection can deepen a student’s interest in the content and make the content more memorable for future scenarios. By taking the lessons out of the classroom and into personal experience, we can help students become successful both inside and outside of a school environment.
How Does PBL Work for Virtual or Hybrid Learning?
As an expert in PBL, with a vast experience in virtual learning, Jenny created a novel framework for adapting PBL to alternative settings: PBL- lite. PBL-lite modifies the typical steps for planning and facilitating PBL to account for asynchronous and synchronous learning challenges, while still upholding fidelity to best practices of PBL, to ensure rigorous and engaging learning experiences. Learn more about PBL-lite here.
Meet the Founder, Dr. Jenny Pieratt
How do you become an expert in PBL? You start with over a decade of classroom teaching experience, a doctorate in teaching and learning theory, and years successfully coaching teachers around the world. Inspired by her teachers’ struggles to implement deeper learning, Jenny created CraftED as a hub for the educational community to bring PBL to classrooms more easily. Her contagious enthusiasm is praised by teachers and administrators alike.
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“When I have teachers coming to me regularly asking for collaboration time with Jenny to help push their work further, I know that we are onto something good.”
Bryan Brockett, Ed. D. Principal, Aviara Oaks Middle School
“Jenny’s passion for developing professional learning opportunities that not only push your thinking and growth, but also empowering and inspiring, are contagious. I am a big advocate on starting with the “learner”, and moving backwards from there, and Jenny has shown a commitment to make that a focus in the experiences she is creating for those that she serves.”
George Couros, Author Innovator’s Mindset/p>
“Jenny deftly crafted custom curriculum, transforming DreamUp’s expertise in space-based data and images into cutting-edge, standard-compliant engaging STEM lessons. This unique final product is both easy-to-use for educators and exciting for students. Jenny was a joy to work with throughout the development process. We are eager to continue to collaborate with her to create more products to inspire and empower the next generation of innovators and engineers.”
Carie Lemack, CEO, Dream UP Space
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