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PBL in the Mirror: Planning for Student Reflection
WHY should I plan for reflection? By definition, reflection is serious thought and consideration about an idea or experience. In
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A Lesson Learned On Working With Experts in PBL: How To Prepare Them and Your Students
In my second year of teaching, I had the opportunity to mentor a group of fifth-grade students as part of the IB Primary Years
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Resource List: English Learners in PBL
Articles, tools, and rubrics to help K-12 teachers learn how to design and facilitate PBL units that meet the needs of English Learners.
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7 Tips for Coaching PBL Teachers
An instructional coach tells how he supports PBL teachers, from building the right culture to setting goals to using PLCs.
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Evaluation Within Project Based Learning
A high school teacher gives advice on what to grade, how to grade, who evaluates, and public vs. private evaluation in PBL.
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Google Apps for Education Enhances Project Based Learning
How to use various Google Apps for supporting student collaboration and project management in projects, with examples and a list of further readings.
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Using a Project Wall to Support Gold Standard Project Based Teaching
The why, what and how of using a "project wall" in the PBL classroom to focus students and capture process and work-in-progress.
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Gold Standard PBL: Student Voice & Choice
6 best practices and tips for designing and facilitating projects to allow for student choice, and how "voice" is different.
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Project Based Learning with Students with Disabilities
Teacher Randi Downs reflects on her school's initial exploration of PBL as a vehicle to engage students with disabilities as teachers prepare them for career, college, and civic life.
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Using Project Based Learning in Physical Education
How to design projects that involve physical activity, compelling problems, open-ended questions, and peer feedback.