- DBL in Action in K-12 Classrooms
- DBL in an Entire High School
- Videos
- Slide Presentation
Design-Based Learning
Norma Coombs Alternative School, Pasadena Unified School District
The neighborhood of the school is redesigned to become a village of the future.
Heart Acre Project
(A PDF version of a PowerPoint presentation; 12MB)
Pleasant View Elementary School, Baldwin Park Unified School District, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008
The Building to Learn Project was conducted with Kindergarten classes during the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 school years where the objective of this project was to address the need for Kindergarten students to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Building to Learn
(A PDF version of a PowerPoint presentation; 4MB)
Tracy Elementary School, Baldwin Park Unified School District, 2007-2008
San Andres Timilpan
(A PDF version of a PowerPoint presentation; 3.3MB)
Tracy Elementary School, Baldwin Park Unified School District, 2007-2008
Liberty Town
(A PDF version of a PowerPoint presentation; 6.6MB)
Chaparral Middle School, Walnut Valley Unified School District
Greece, China, Mesopotamia and Egypt are the basis for this simulation that asks students to actually design and build those ancient civilizations as if they were the first people on earth. They make and run a government, and economy and learn reading, math, language, science, economics, civics and social science in a way that they will never forget.
Ancient Civilization Building
(A PDF version of a PowerPoint presentation; )
A never-before-seen continent in a real place. Students set about to design the history of Newlandia, a way to govern it, and the landform itself. A high school simulation of learning-disabled students in US History, Government, World History and Life Science courses.
The classroom itself becomes the location for a business of the future. With never-before-seen products, new ways to attract customers and methods for keeping records, students use the internet to research everything from patents to writing letters, keeping books and international partnerships.
Language Speech Impaired A three-dimensional mini verbal community constructed by speech and/or language impaired students who role play as part of their therapy.
The design of a never-before-seen Math City is used to teach mathematical concepts from geometric shapes to distance, ratio and time.
Workshops on developing student motivation for thinking, reasoning, problem-solving and creativity through the design process. A&C Workshops are based on Architecture & Children and City Building Education™. The goal is to develop curriculum and to continue exchange programs with World Wide groups.
