PBL and Equity
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."
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Leadership
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Reflection: A Key Ingredient to Successful Implementation of PBL
Every educator and leader driving the shift to Project Based Learning knows that pausing to reflect is paramount to the long-term
Recent Blogs
How-to Tips and Tools
Making PBL Observer-Friendly
3 ways to help administrators, community members, or other teachers understand what they see when visiting a PBL classroom.
General PBL
Connecting the New High Quality PBL Framework & Gold Standard PBL
A comparison of the distinctions and alignment between two ways of describing PBL.
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL vs Product-Based Learning
How to avoid putting too much time and emphasis on creating the product in a project, instead of focusing on what students are learning.
Projects in Action
Powerful PBL Ingredients: Authenticity, Co-Teaching, Community Connection, & Iteration
A project with the driving question, "How can we identify problems and create practical solutions to support communities impacted by natural disasters?"
How-to Tips and Tools
Making Time for Reflection in Our Projects
When to ask students to reflect, how to organize the process, and what questions to ask.
Projects in Action
The Night of Beliefs Project and To Kill a Mockingbird
An English Language Arts project asks students to examine their own beliefs in light of the famous novel and express them in a community event.
How-to Tips and Tools
How I Meet the Needs of Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds with PBL
6 tips for using PBL with students who are often disengaged from school--and an example of a motivating project focused on a local chemical factory.
How-to Tips and Tools
Structuring the Chaos: Making PBL Feel Safe for New Teachers and Students
A high school teacher offers 3 structures for managing the classroom during projects, to promote productivity, accountability, and overcoming obstacles.