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Service-Learning: A PBL Pedagogy for the Pandemic
How high school students did a project on staying connected during a time of isolation.
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Teaching Engineering the Way Engineers Work: Gold Standard PBL in a Detroit Classroom
At University Prep Science and Math High School in Detroit, engineering teacher Jack Pierick runs his Principles of Engineering and Conceptual Design classes the way real engineers work: start with a problem, prototype, test, and improve. Pierick's advice to teachers starting with PBL: expect things to go wrong, reflect after every class, and remember that reaching even one student makes it worthwhile.
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Projects in Action
A Project on Slowing the Spread of COVID-19
For the Mass STEM Week challenge, PBLWorks partnered with IBM and Partners for Health to create a highly relevant project.
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2nd Grader Uses Remote Learning Experience to Extend PBL into the Summer
Inspired by a classroom project, a student created a local “save a pond” club.
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Publishing Real-World Student Research in an Online Environment
A rigorous high school genomics project, applying the scientific method to analyze a global challenge.
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Projects Are Not Built in a Day
Lessons learned by a middle school teacher about designing rigorous – not just engaging – PBL.
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Press “Unmute” in Remote Learning: Virtual PBL in the Early Grades
Lessons learned from a kindergarten project designed by the co-author of a new book on PBL in grades K-2.
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Connecting Students to Real-World Investigations through Satellite Imagery
How students use the Earthrise Education tool to tackle authentic problems.
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Prevent the Spread: A Project That Can Make a Difference in the Pandemic
Empowering students with opportunities to have an authentic real-world impact.
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Webinar Recap: How Students Experience High Quality PBL Online
How students and teachers did an online project designed by PBLWorks, and what they learned.