Project-Based Learning Certificate Program
offered by University of Pennsylvania

Private University
299 acre campus
Estd. 1740

Project-Based Learning Certificate Program
at
UPenn
Overview

Explore the driving goals and the core teaching practices of project-based learning

Duration	10 months
Total fee	₹2.45 Lakh
Mode of learning	Online
Course Level	UG Certificate

Project-Based Learning Certificate Program
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UPenn
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from University of Pennsylvania

Project-Based Learning Certificate Program
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UPenn
Course details

Who should do this course?

For current elementary, middle, or high school teachers
For instructional coaches; department chairs; principals

More about this course

The Project-Based Learning Certificate Program is designed for current educators who strive to create rich, meaningful, and rigorous learning experiences through student-centered approaches to teaching and learning
You will explore how educators can design learning experiences that are rich in (inter)disciplinary learning, authentic to students and their communities, embrace student agency and collaboration, and engage students in cycles of production, feedback, reflection, and revision

Project-Based Learning Certificate Program
at
UPenn
Curriculum

Project-Based Learning Certificate Program
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UPenn
Faculty details

Dr. Tyler S. Thigpen

Dr. Tyler S. Thigpen has worked in innovative district, private, and charter schools in Georgia, as well as national and regional nonprofits. Tyler is co-founder of The Forest School: An Acton Academy in south metro Atlanta, founder and executive director of the Institute for Self-Directed Learning, and instructor at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

Chenelle Boatswain

Chenelle Boatswain serves as Assistant Director with the Center for Professional Learning at Penn GSE. In this role, she directs the Project-Based Learning Certificate Program, and supports related research initiatives. Chenelle previously served as an instructor for the leadership track of the Project-Based Learning Certificate Program and as a member of the research team affiliated with the program.

Zachary Herrmann

Zachary Herrmann is the Executive Director of the Center for Professional Learning. In this role, he leads the school’s strategy to design and deliver professional learning opportunities for learners across the globe.

Tina Schuster

Tina Schuster is a humanities teacher and a facilitator of adult learning within the High Tech High network, a fully immersive project-based learning network of schools. Schuster has taught in the United States, Namibia, and the Dominican Republic.