I was exposed to new ways to present material and to engage students. I appreciate all the material and the scaffolding of material. I felt good about the conceptual aspects but struggled with the practical/applicable aspects. The instructor was highly knowledgable and presented relevant material to support the concepts.

N.J., Language Arts Teacher

I took this class because I wanted to improve my teaching, and I believe much of what I learned will help me do just that.

K.C., Elementary Teacher

I think understanding the educational theory and history behind PBL was extremely valuable. In addition, the process of planning a PBL with guided feedback was extremely helpful.

K.C., Elementary Teacher

This course was very beneficial in taking you through the PBL process. It provided a great understanding of Project Based Learning from a more academic/theoretical lens.

K.C., Elementary Teacher

It was great to go through the PBL planning process. It made me realize the ways in which my instruction can be interdisciplinary and surround a singular challenge question.

J.S., Elementary Teacher

This course was well-organized, challenging, and it was clear that the instructor really knew the content well.

J.S., Elementary Teacher

I would like to at least incorporate the project I created into my classroom next year. I would also like to make work more complex with thought about more authentic audiences.

S.L.

Learning about the benefits and structure of PBL. The challenge question and authentic audience really stood out for me. The opportunity to design a project from start to finish was valuable too.

S.L.

It has changed my way of thinking in so many ways for the better

K.V.

The course inspired me to rework my curriculum and rethink my classroom approach for the better. Instructor went above and beyond to understand her students, provide extra resources, and design assignments to enhance learning. This course was grounded on PBL so it was very nice to have an instructor teach us PBL through the example of her course and practices. Most of all, the instructor provided evaluation, comments, and feedback like no other. Her dedication to our learning by her constant involvement, thorough feedback, and in depth responses held us all accountable to do the same and made my work feel much value. I learned so much more because she took the time to evaluate everything we did and give us quality feedback to improve. She is a fabulous example of a teacher and a very reasonable/understanding professor!

K.V.

Very applicable content to any subject that points you in a direction to where we should be headed in our classrooms

K.V.

The most valuable part of this course was the feedback I received from Dayna.

K.F., Special Education Teacher

I liked how the summative assessment was a unit that I could implement in my classroom.

K.F., Special Education Teacher

I plan to use the PBL unit I created for the course in my classroom. I am also looking at planning other units with the PBL principles in mind.

J.H., Language Arts Teacher