PBL and Equity
Equity of Opportunity and PBL–from the Field in 2018
Examples of schools and projects around the U.S.A. that made PBL culturally relevant, empowering, and accessible for all students.
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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.
Recent Blogs
PBL and Equity
Students Need Equitable Access to High Quality PBL
A high school teacher explains why PBL is important for disadvantaged students.
PBL and Equity
The Day the Project Stopped
What happened when high school students faced racism when doing research in the community, and how teachers can handle situations like this.
PBL and Equity
We Learn by Doing: What Educators Get Wrong About Bloom’s Taxonomy
PBL thought leader Ron Berger of EL Education points out equity issues when some students are kept at lower levels of thinking.
PBL and Equity
Students’ Basic Needs Must Be Met Before They Can Learn Deeply
Bob Lenz and John Larmer of PBLWorks call for equitable access to PBL for all students, from clean classrooms to safety to literacy.
PBL and Equity
5 Things That Make Project-Based Learning Culturally Responsive
A high school principal draws from the book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain.
PBL and Equity
Standardized Tests: The Elephant Stomping on Equity (and PBL)
An argument for why projects produce better evidence of what students know and can do.
PBL and Equity
Yes, You Really Can Do Authentic Projects with Limited Resources
The principal of a PBL school in a low-income community explains how he leverages local experts and audiences.
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Two Huge Ways Critical Pedagogy Can Inspire Your PBL Classroom
Ask students to "deal critically with reality" and "discover how to participate in the transformation of their world."