Exploring Careers with Project Based Learning Toolkit

About this Toolkit:  Exploring Careers with Project Based Learning Toolkit provides over 50 different resources to explore careers with students grades K-12 using a project based learning approach.

Exploring Careers with Project Based Learning

• Exploring Careers with Project Based Learning Presentation- A Quick 8 slide presentation including a six minute video from Edutopia describing the 5 keys to rigorous project based learning.  Appropriate for professionals, share with parents, and older students when introducing project based learning.

• Virginia Career VIEW Project Based Learning Resources Guide- A 7 page guide serving as the key component to a variety of resources in print, online, and more for grades K-12.
  
  • Page 1: Highlights Virginia Career VIEW’s Resources including the kids search, Career search, 3 Toolkits and 4 printable resources.
    
    
  • Page 2: Includes Project Based Learning Online Examples and print resources from the Peace Corps designed for students in grades K-12.
    
    
    • Also includes project based learning ideas from various sources including Health Careers, United Nations Challenge Badges, West VA Department of Education and a PBL Learning Guide.
      
      
  • Page 3: Professional Resources for Project Based Learning including a Preschool PEEP Curriculum, STEAM Curriculum from 21st Century Schools, E Media.va.org resources, Edutopia and more!
    
    
  • Page 4: Is this an election year? Incorporate project based learning into your school through the election process with Scholastic, PBS Learning Media, and the Kids Search.
    
    
  • Page 5:  More professional resources including links to the USDA including a free curriculum for Pre K-8 to emphasize nutrition, High Tech High Real Examples of PBL in action, Scholastic PBL units and more (Prek-8).
    
    
  • Pages 6-7 USDA free materials to order and use in Pre-k – 8th grade to get your student involved in better nutrition and include parents in the process.  A must read for awesome free resources.

• Teacher's Guide to Project Based Learning- Open source pdf created by High Tech High schools in San Diego and the Learning Futures project in England.  (learningfutures.org) Step by step guide highlights the complete project based learning process and how to implement it within the classroom.  Includes a project planner, (pg.88) rubrics and more! 

 

STEM Grants- Check out these STEM Grants that could be used to fund your project based learning! Includes Virginia specific grants, Edutopia grants, after school programs, Lockheed Martin grants and more!