PBL Showcase - How to Start a PBL School - Banff Academy | E107

PBL Simplified for Administrators by Magnify Learning

Episode • Dec 14, 2022 • 46m

I'm fired up about 51% by 2051 and getting 51% of schools using Project Based Learning by 2051. My last episode was about setting goals. Goals get you fired up, so take some time and write out your goals. Get fired up about PBL like today's guest Banff Academy from Scotland.

I also have a “need to know” from a live workshop in Kentucky. It’s all about will PBL work at your school. In episode 88, I talked about Lucas Research on learners from less advantaged backgrounds and the positive results PBL had on their test scores. PBL is for all learners.

Episode Highlights:

[02:45] Need to Know: I've seen PBL work in what looks like a private school, but what about my school?

[04:12] The Lucas Foundation did some really good research about how well PBL works in many different types of schools, especially when the learners are more disadvantaged.

[09:20] Nick Mochan is a Deputy Head Teacher at Banff Academy. Hannah Clark is the Principal Teacher of Project Based Learning at Banff Academy.

[10:06] They now have a team of three Project Based Learning teachers and a coordinator.

[12:09] Nick and Hannah share their PBL whys.

[17:14] They knew it would take brave leadership to implement something new like PBL.

[18:24] Nick and Hannah are pioneering PBL in Scotland. They want to make learning more suitable to meet future learner demands.

[26:23] Learners are changing the world by finding solutions for problems. Community partnerships are about relationships preparing the students for success.

[32:34] Hannah shares a Pathway course where students work with local partners to find out how to create their dream jobs.

[41:17] The teacher is in the middle facilitating the projects rather than leading.

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