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Dear Citizen Math: New Book, Great Message for Math Teachers
Why do we have to learn this? When will we ever use this? Questions like that often come from students in their math classes. In
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For Families: This Teachable Moment
This Teachable Moment offers parents a primer on Project Based Learning (PBL) and 21 easy-to-implement PBL projects. These projects can be used to keep kids learning, growing, and discovering during school shutdowns and long breaks, all while giving parents the space and time needed to stay productive.
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Culture, Community Come Together in PBL Down Under
The story of an early-elementary project about aboriginal culture and traditional agricultural practices at Banora Point Primary School, Australia.
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Putting PBL into Practice: The Workshop Model
How to provide structure within a project with a framework for inquiry, drafting of work, and reflection.
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Maximizing Project Work Time with Station Rotations
How to structure a block class period to include time for online learning, mini-lessons, and tracking team progress.
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What makes PBL + Tech a powerful combination?
How two experts helped teachers plan for wise use of technology in projects at a PBL World 2019 pre-conference session.
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Scaffolding Student Thinking in Projects
3 tips: clarify learning goals, formatively assess and provide guided practice, and create space for thinking about thinking.
Four Stumbling Stones in a First Project and How to Keep Momentum
First projects remind me of hiking a new trail. At first I stumble, get frustrated, and usually curse the Pacific Northwest rain
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Behaviorism & Constructivism: Striking the Right Balance in a PBL Math Classroom
A high school math teacher and PBLWorks National Faculty member explains 3 strategies for supporting inquiry in math projects.
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How to Adapt a Gold Standard Project for Online Learning – Webinar Recap
A free webinar by PBLWorks to support teachers during school closures in the COVID-19 pandemic.