Posts about Project-Based Learning
Ensuring All High-Schoolers Have a Chance at College: How Rhode Island Enacted Historic New Equity-Based Graduation Standards
Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green: How community engagement drove my state’s new standards — and how it could serve as a model for other states. I’d been leading the Rhode Island
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PBL Pro Tips from John Larmer: How Can Teachers Effectively Facilitate and Coach in PBL?
If you’ve ever been involved in organized sports, I hope you had a good coach. It’s almost impossible to succeed without one. If you did, think about what
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PBL Pro Tips from John Larmer: How Can You Provide Scaffolding for Students in PBL?
“Scaffolding” has become one of those edu-speak terms that catch on and become part of our vocabulary, but what does it really mean? Is it like the scaffolding on a
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Defined Learning’s Projects for Black History
A typical project for February’s Black History Month is a report, poster, or presentation about a famous person. In a quick check of popular lesson plan websites for teachers,
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Incorporating Career Relevance in the Classroom
For almost a decade I’ve started the school year by asking my urban elementary students to draw a picture of what they think a scientist does at work all
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PBL Pro Tips from John Larmer: How Can You Promote Student Reflection in PBL?
Reflection is, unfortunately, one of the first things to go during a busy project when a teacher is first learning how to juggle all the moving parts. Projects can feel
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PBL Pro Tips from John Larmer: How Can You Make a Project Authentic?
Authenticity has long been associated with project-based learning. We often hear about projects that are “real-world” and “applied learning.” Authenticity is one of the six criteria in the Framework for
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Fresh Ideas for the New Year
The start of a new year is a great time to t hink about the progress we have made so far this year and consider trying some different methods and
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The Top 10 PBL & STEM Education News Articles of 2022
This year marked the first return to normal schooling since the pandemic with most districts back to in-person learning. It continued to be a challenging time for educators, but through
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PBL Pro Tips from John Larmer: How Are Student Questions Used to Guide Inquiry?
One of the most prominent features of project-based learning is inquiry. However, I’ve seen that the concept of inquiry and how to manage it is one of the most
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