How-to Tips and Tools
Engage and Coach Through the Messy Middle
An excerpt from the book Project Based Teaching gives practical advice for coaching students during a PBL unit.
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Life-Changing Work: A Conversation With Dr. Damon Lewis, National Middle School Principal of the Year
We had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Damon Christopher Lewis, principal of Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy in Norwalk, Connecticut
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How-to Tips and Tools
Making Work Time Work in PBL
How teachers can engage students in their learning and scaffold the process for project work.
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PBL in IB Middle Years Programme: Academic Knowledge for Principled Action
How the International Baccalaureate program aligns with Gold Standard PBL's 7 Essental Project Design Elements.
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Reimagining Art in PBL
How art can be used not only for creating products but to enhancie all of Gold Standard PBL's Essential Project Design Elements.
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Voice and Vision: Engaging Students in School Design
How a rural elelmentary school launched its program by involving students in planning a garden project.
How-to Tips and Tools
How to Improve (or Abandon) Some “Classic” Initial Ideas for Projects
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer suggests ways to make typical projects more rigorous, engaging, and aligned with Gold Standard PBL.
How-to Tips and Tools
Creating a Culture of Belonging
The principal of a low-income school tells how its staff involved parents & students in design thinking and modeled the PBL process.
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.