The Project Based Learning in the Arts Online Class
Use and assess project based learning in the general and arts classroom.
The Project Based Learning in the Arts Online Class
Use and assess project based learning in the general and arts classroom.
About this Course
Are you being asked to use Project-Based Learning in your classroom, but aren’t sure where to start? Or maybe you’ve created a few projects, but they haven’t turned out as well as you had originally hoped.
In this project based learning training, you will investigate and apply the intersections of PBL and the arts for a deeply engaging classroom experience. You can start or complete this course at any time – lifetime access is included!
Included in this course:
10 PD Hours with Certificate
Instant Access
14 Handouts and Templates
Self-Paced – No Time Limits
Completely Online
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What you’ll do
1. Learn the Inquiry Process
Build your understanding of the inquiry process and the difference between Project-, Process- and Inquiry-based Learning.
2. Use PBL Best Practices
View specific examples and sample resources for PBL and the Arts lessons, assessments and strategies using 21st century skills.
3. Create an Action Plan
Develop an action plan for using PBL and Arts Integration together that you can use immediately in your current curriculum.

Course Curriculum
The Project Based Learning in the Arts Online Course trains you in exactly how to use PBL and Arts Integration together in your classroom, school or district.
Filled with specific examples, strategies, and valuable time-saving templates — this course will help you make PBL a natural part of your curriculum.
MODULE 1: The Umbrella of Inquiry (3 Lessons)
01 | Inquiry Defined – what is it and how do we use it in PBL?
02 | Effective Questioning Techniques for a PBL Lesson
- 03 | The Shades of Inquiry and How to Use Them
MODULE 2: PBL Planning (3 Lessons)
04 | Narrowing the Field: What to Include
05 | PBL Planning Process and Resources
06 | PBL as a Means for Integrating the Arts
MODULE 3: PBL and the Arts (3 Lessons)
07 | How to Develop Driving Questions
- 08 | From Planning to Project: Your (Best) Next Moves
- 09 | Creating and Using Authentic Assessments
MODULE 4: Reflections and Celebrations (3 Lessons)
- 10 | Establishing Partners to Support your Projects
- 11 | How to Address Challenges
- 12 | Building in Time for Reflections and Celebrations
3 Big Bonuses
Bonus #1: PBL Resource Guide ($15 value)
Get all of our hand-picked PBL resources in one quick download. This downloadable PDF helps you keep the core components of this approach close at hand.
Bonus #2: Classroom and Arts Teacher Lessons ($49 value)
Want to see what a fully-developed PBL and Arts Integration lesson looks like? We’ve included a specific example for classroom teachers and another one for arts teachers. So no matter what you teach, you’ll be fully supported.
Bonus #3: Assessment in the Arts Resource Guide ($15 value)
The perfect supplement to the information in this course. This resource guide breaks down 5 different tools for assessing integrated learning and provides ready-made templates to use for your next assessment.
Done-for-You Templates
Included with your course.

SAMPLE LESSON
PBL AS A MEANS FOR ARTS INTEGRATION (18:37)
Want to know what a lesson is like? Try out this sample video lesson and see for yourself why thousands of teachers have taken this course.
REVIEWS
Dream Come True
“This is a dream come true. It is what I was looking for years. I am a Science teacher but an artist in soul. This course is exactly what I needed!”
– LYMARI CALERO-TOLDEO, SCIENCE TEACHER
A Wonderful Jumpstart
“The course was wonderful….and it gave lots of our music teachers a jump start to begin creating their own PBL’s!!!”
– SUSAN AHMAD, MUSIC TEACHER
Fabulous Clarity
“I thoroughly enjoyed the PBL course! It was fabulous – the clarity you provided was so refreshing and easy to understand.”
– MEGHAN SCRIBNER, FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT CHAIR

Meet Your Instructor
Brianne Gidcumb
Brianne is an arts integration specialist through EducationCloset. As a former music educator and current graduate class instructor, Brianne has taught thousands the transformative power of joining project based learning and the arts through the integration approach. A popular writer and presenter on PBL and the Arts, Brianne brings over a decade of experience in the field to the growing integration movement. In this brand new training, Brianne shares a first-of-its-kind sequence for connecting PBL and Arts Integration that she has used successfully with her own students.
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