Tips on Designing Classroom Projects That Bring Joy and Success

By Meghan Raftery

“What makes your heart sing?  If you don’t take the time to think about the answer—really think about it—you may never know the joy and success that you are truly capable of achieving.”  - Carmine Gallo

This quote is a great […]

Hands-on Professional Development: The Key to Helping Educators Develop PBL

A New Jersey superintendent shares her successful strategy for introducing educators to project-based learning.

Hands-on Training Model Shows Teachers the Power of PBL

A New Jersey district uses a train-the-trainer model to introduce educators to project-based learning.

If you had walked into a Hopatcong Borough School District classroom two years ago, you likely would have seen students seated quietly, with a […]

Teacher's Best Practices for PBL

Project-based learning (PBL) is a trend that’s spreading faster than a wildfire during a drought. Why? Because research on PBL proves that it increases student engagement and achievement, and helps students develop the 21^st-century skills they […]

4 Content Considerations for Educational Leaders

By Dr. David Reese, Ed. D.

In my research to learn about what attributes school systems envision for their future graduates, I’ve found that content applications were a constant based upon academic standards. However, many systems focused on how […]

3 Ways to Prepare Educators to Teach PBL

Passion is a driving force in all facets of life, especially teaching and learning. Learning in Community Consolidated School District 59 (CCSD59) in the Chicago suburbs reflects the actual work being done in the world, empowers the learner, solves […]

How District Leaders Are Revamping the Curriculum to Better Prepare Students for the Real World

Differentiating Instruction through Project-Based Learning - Part Two

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part blog series on differentiation in the classroom.  Click here for part one. 

Differentiation is an instructional strategy employed by many classroom teachers around the world. It is based on the […]

How to be an Award-Winning Teacher

On the first day of school, I issue my students a PASSPORT (which stands for Preparing All Students for Success by Participating in an Ongoing Real-world simulation using Technology) and explain that their yearlong adventure to “Johnsonville” […]