An Appeal to Teachers: Consider a Pre-Planned Vacation
I have a friend whose parents were not the traveling types. Not that they didn’t love the idea of traveling to new lands and
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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
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General PBL
How My Project-Based School Prepared Me for Columbia
A reflection by a recent college graduate on how her PBL-using high school gave her an advantage over peers who had only experienced traditional instruction.
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL in the Mirror: Planning for Student Reflection
WHY should I plan for reflection? By definition, reflection is serious thought and consideration about an idea or experience. In
How-to Tips and Tools
Resource List: English Learners in PBL
Articles, tools, and rubrics to help K-12 teachers learn how to design and facilitate PBL units that meet the needs of English Learners.
How-to Tips and Tools
7 Tips for Coaching PBL Teachers
An instructional coach tells how he supports PBL teachers, from building the right culture to setting goals to using PLCs.
Projects in Action
An Authentic Writing Project for English Learners
A project in which high school students studied a social justice issue of their choice and published their writing online.
How-to Tips and Tools
Evaluation Within Project Based Learning
A high school teacher gives advice on what to grade, how to grade, who evaluates, and public vs. private evaluation in PBL.
Projects in Action
13 Projects About Immigration
A list of sample projects for exploring issues of immigration in the U.S., with links.
Projects in Action
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.