Project-Based Learning Resources

Course at ASU

Every two years or so I teach a course on Learner-Centered and Project-Based Teaching available both in-person on campus and live online. The course is available for both graduate credit and (super affordable) Professional Development hours. People who take the class sometimes even continue working on their projects for PD hours as “Action Research” ! Get in contact to find out when the course is offered next.

Web-based Resources on Project-Based Learning

Videos of Project-Based Learning in Action (general music) by Phil Greco

Books on Project-Based Learning

(Some affiliate links are included in this set of resources)

• Setting the Standard for Project Based Learning: A Proven Approach to Rigorous Classroom Instruction – by Buck Institute for Education, John Larmer, John Mergendoller, Suzie Boss 
• Engaging Children’s Minds: The Project Approach, 3rd Edition by Lilian G. Katz, Sylvia C. Chard, Yvonne Kogan
• Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years, 4th Edition by Judy Harris Helm, Lillian G. Katz, Rebecca Wilson 
• Becoming Young Thinkers : Deep Project Work in the Classroom – Judy Harris Helm
• Implementing Project Based Learning in Early Childhood : Overcoming Misconceptions and Reaching Success – Sara Lev, Amanda Clark, and Erin Starkey
• Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding 1st Edition – by Linda Darling-Hammond, Brigid Barron, P. David Pearson, Alan H. Schoenfeld, Elizabeth K. Stage, Timothy D. Zimmerman, Gina N. Cervetti, Jennifer L. Tilson
  • This book is not specific to project-based learning but helps with designing a program to support project-based learning

Articles and Research on Project-Based Learning in Music Education

Tobias, E. S., Campbell, M. R., & Greco, P. (2015). Bringing curriculum to life: Enacting project-based learning in music programs. Music Educators Journal, 102(2), 39-47. doi:10.1177/0027432115607602 [Contact me if you do not have access and would like a copy of this article]

Younker, B. A., & Bracken, J. (2015). Inquiry-Based Learning Through Birdsong An Interdisciplinary Project-Based Experience. Journal of Music Teacher Education, 24(3), 37-52. doi:10.1177/1057083714527110

Take a look at other curated resources for music education.