27: Transformative Education with Kyle Wagner
Kyle Wagner is a project-based learning coach and founder of Transform Educational Consulting Limited, helping forward thinking educators create socially, emotionally and globally aware citizens through project-based learning. He has worked with over 1,000 educators in schools across the globe to design and deliver transformative learning experiences for students.
In this episode, we cover:
- Kyle’s introduction to and journey with project-based learning
- Moving PBL from gifted classrooms into a full and inclusive curriculum
- When do project-based learning experiences succeed?
- Challenges with implementing PBL in classrooms
- How getting rid of standardized testing and combining subjects can facilitate a project-based environment
- Using portfolios instead of GPAs for college admission
- Future skills and helping students understand how they learn
- Connect project-based learning and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/rebel-educator/27
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