EXPLORATION FORUM: Engaging Critical Thinking with Collaboration
Challenge Based [[#|Learning]] Model (CBL)

The Challenge Based Learning Model (CBL) is an instructional approach that focuses on increasing student engagement, especially for students most at risk of dropping out. According to the Challenge Based Learning website hosted by Apple Education, "Challenge Based Learning is an engaging multidisciplinary approach to [[#|teaching and]] learning that encourages students to leverage the technology they use in their daily lives to solve real-world problems through efforts in their homes, [[#|schools]] and communities." Unlike problem-based learning, CBL is a collaborative learning experience in which teachers and students work together to learn about compelling issues, propose solutions to real problems, and take action. Below are links to Challenge Based Learning (CBL) examples and resources that address the philosophical and pedagogical underpinnings of this collaboration strategy.
VIDEO: Challenge Based Learning

VIDEO: Challenge Based Learning in a High School Classroom

VIDEO: Kindness: Challenge Based Learning

WEB SITE: ChallengeBasedLearning.org

  • What guidelines should you consider when choosing a challenge based learning experience for your classroom?
  • How could you utilize challenge based learning in your classroom?
  • What challenges would you face in utilizing challenge based learning?
  • Do you have other resources or ideas you would suggest for educators exploring challenge based learning?
  • How does challenge based learning promote higher levels of cognitive complexity?
  • How do reading, writing, speaking, and listening further student collaboration and learning?