Passion Based Learning: The “Other” PBL
Middle School students in Grades 7 & 8 are piloting an incredible opportunity with an incredible educator. Over a dozen students voluntarily signed up for a 6 week course (2 days per week) stayed after school to pursue their own learning passions. Led by a volunteer teacher, Mikala Streeter, students are diving deep into a whole range of topics they they chose including coding, cooking, stop motion video making, origami, and guitar.
How might we create more opportunities like this for our students?
Resources:
I Build Learning Experiences by Mikala Streeter
Why and How to Let Students Decide by Alfie Kohn