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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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How to Strengthen Your PBL Plan Amid Teacher Turnover and Workforce Shifts
Discover strategies for school leaders to strengthen PBL, support teacher retention, and navigate workforce transformation in today’s K–12 education.
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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.