Course summary
Find out how Project-based Learning (PBL) can be used to integrate STEM into your classroom, and how you can guide students to develop meaningful solutions to real world problems.
You will learn:
This course will help you understand how group work can be used to improve student learning, and deepen students’ experience of and engagement with topics.
- What STEM is and why it is important.
- What Project-Based Learning is.
- How Project-Based Learning is relevant to STEM.
- The steps for completing project-based learning.
- Tips and tricks for completing project-based STEM with your students.
Course time:
This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.
Accreditation:
This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours in the following states and territories:
Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except ACT and NSW:
- 3.3 Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem-solving and critical and creative thinking.
- 4.1 Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities.
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Course Content
Getting Started
Why STEM?
What Is Project-Based Learning?
STEM and Project-Based Learning
Delivering STEM PBL
Your Teaching
Reflection
Course instructors
Krista Nisi is the Head Writer at Cool Australia and brings over 15 years of experiencing working in education, tertiary and local government. She holds a Masters in Environment (Environmental Education) from the University of Melbourne. Krista looks for innovative ways to involve young people in early learning and school education by helping them explore, think about and engage with the world around them.
Mark Drummond from Cool Australia is your course teacher. He has worked in the education sector for over 11 years as a classroom teacher, Leader of Pedagogy within an Ed-Tech start-up and as an educational consultant. Mark is an absolute science nerd and loves talking about dinosaurs as much as he loves talking about education (which is a lot)!
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will this take to complete?
This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.
Will I get proof of completion?
You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish, which you can access any time via your personal dashboard, it will also be sent to you by email.
Is this course accredited?
This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours in the following states and territories:
Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except NSW:
- 3.3 Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem-solving and critical and creative thinking.
- 4.1 Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities.
What are the curriculum links?
- Science
- Mathematics
- Design and Technology
- General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking
