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CTE’s National Moment Calls For More PBL

Career and Technical Education (CTE) is having a national moment. Enrollment in K–12 CTE programs has grown by nearly one million

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Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices

3 Tips for Getting Standards-Aligned Products

Meeting the Project Based Teaching Rubric criteria “clearly and specifically derived from standards” and “allows demonstration of mastery” requires careful thought and planning.

Projects in Action

Inside Out: A Science Unit that Taught Me the In’s & Out’s of PBL

A 5th grade teacher shares important lessons learned from a project on the human body.

How-to Tips and Tools

PBL & Literacy: Teaching Reading While on a Learning Journey

A secondary teacher provides 5 strategies for PBL units, such as leveled texts, graphic organizers, transition words, and text annotation, and more.

General PBL

Reflections on My Experience at PBL World 2018

A teacher tells what she gained from the Project Slice & PBL Coaching workshops.

How-to Tips and Tools

A Tricky Part of PBL: Writing a Driving Question

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer gives guidance for troubleshooting pitfalls and deciding which type of DQ fits your project.

How-to Tips and Tools

Why Collaboration is More Than “Group Work”

How to avoid common misconceptions of why and when students need to work in teams in a project, such as "divide and conquer."

Projects in Action

Open Your Classroom Door to CA State Parks: PBL & PORTS Program

An overview of 4 secondary science projects available free to teachers, aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.

How-to Tips and Tools

Lowering the Driving (Question) Age

A kindergarten teacher explains how to co-create driving questions for projects with young children.

General PBL

Teaching the Curriculum vs. Using PBL is a False Dichotomy

The PBL Champion District award acceptance speech by Dr. Eric Wllliams at PBL World 2018, with a powerful reminder.

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CTE’s National Moment Calls For More PBL

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