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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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My Favorite Projects in 2016

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer offers a list of various K-12 projects, with links to blog posts about them.