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Gold Standard PBL: Design Elements

Gold Standard PBL: Essential Project Design Elements

An overview of the 7 Essential Project Design Elements in the PBLWorks model for Gold Standard PBL. Adapted from “Gold Standard PBL: The Essential Project Design Elements” white paper by John Larmer and John Mergendoller (2015).
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Gold Standard PBL: Design Elements

The Power of Reflection in PBL

A 5th grade teacher tells about a project about protecting sharks, and how a structured process for reflection revealed the depth of her students’ learning.
kids in paper armor and crowns outside doing a class project
Gold Standard PBL: Design Elements

Creating Authentic Kindergarten PBL

One sunny day in May, I had the honor of attending a heartwarming Project Based Learning exhibition at a local retirement home
Teacher helping student with an assignment
Gold Standard PBL: Design Elements

Gold Standard PBL: Critique and Revision

PBLWorks National Faculty members discuss how to build students' skills in giving helpful critique, including low-stakes practice sessions and using rubrics with exemplars.
kids displaying their PBL project
Gold Standard PBL: Design Elements

Gold Standard PBL: Public Product

PBLWorks National Faculty members discuss the importance of making students' work public, both during a project and at the end, and give examples of connecting with outside experts.