Experiential Learning Ideas

Inquiry-based learning is student-centered, largely framed around students' questions. But where do those questions come from? How do they arise? Through observations and experiences. Check out these observation activities for inquiry-based learning that inspire deep, meaningful, and personalized inquiry experiences. #inquirybasedlearning

Better engage learners with inquiry-based learning experiences. Students gain skills and content knowledge, constructing meaning through inquiry exploration. Check it out! #inquirybasedlearning

Are you looking for one-to-one guidance with the development of your experiential learning program? That could be the development of a school, transforming your classroom, putting together an experiential learning summer program or camp, developing a senior project experience, and more! Let's chat! Click the image for more information.

There are so many amazing benefits of high school senior projects. But what would that senior project look like and how do you implement a personalized senior experience successfully? Check out this blog post on how to implement a comprehensive senior experience. #seniorproject #collegeandcareerreadiness

There are so many benefits to experiential learning, including active (not passive) involvement in real-world concepts and issues. Get those kids out of those seats! Check out this blog post for all of the benefits of experiential learning.

Interest-led learning is a great way to personalize learning for all students. Learners design and direct their own project-based learning experiences, all driven by personal interests. This post helps you implement this concept in your classroom or homeschool.

This is a fantastic time of year for self-directed service learning projects for high school students. Need some implementation tips before diving in? This blog post has a step-by-step implementation guide. Check it out.

There are so many benefits of implementation a senior project with students, including preparing 21st-century learners for life beyond high school. But how do you manage several personalized projects going on at once? How do you manage one senior experience for that matter, such as a homeschool senior? This spreadsheet includes a row of specific checkpoints for each piece of the senior project and a place to mark as complete. Grab it for FREE here!

Head back to school with experiential learning this year. Do so feeling confident and excited with three free experiential learning tools. These tools will help you identify a starting activity that is a good for your students, help you plan and design that activity, and manage the activity once students get going. #experientiallearning

Looking for ways to get students more engaged without getting in over your head? Try some of my favorite experiential learning activity types! Click here to learn more.

Free experiential learning activity tools!? Don't pass them up. This free mini-bundle includes a quiz to help you find your experiential learning activity type, a mind map to plan and organize activity details, and an implementation spreadsheet for my favorite experiential learning activities! #experientiallearning #projectbasedlearning

This John Dewey summarizes my entire philosophy as an experiential educator. Add this beautiful and free poster to your experiential learning classroom to remind yourself and students what learning is really about.

Experiential learning is a wonderful teaching strategy for 21st-century learners. Experiential learning is hands-on, innovative, authentic, and real-world, all qualities that today's students need in a learning experience. Experiential Learning Depot offers guidance, tools, tips, experiential learning activities, experiential projects, and more. Check it out!

What is project-based learning, and why bother with it? PBL adds elements of authenticity, real-world impact, essential skill-building opportunities, and more. And even better, when project-based learning is student-directed, students learn how to manage projects, which is an important skill in life. Check out this blog post on the details of project-based learning and why it's so important.

The experiential learning process is just that; it's a process. Therefore, it can be adapted to work for any age group and every skill level. The trick is adjusting a few elements of the process such as the level of support and direction on your part. Check out this blog post with details on adapting experiential learning activities for any age or skill level.