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"How are schools working to encourage the next generation of innovators? By developing unique, project-based learning opportunities that foster students' passion and creativity, teachers are promoting innovation and Deeper Learning. Deeper learning experiences help students master core academic content, think critically, solve complex problems, work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and engage in self-directed learning. " Good blog article showing the importance of PBL

Several good video-articles on why teach with project-based learning from Edutopia, the George Lucas Foundation.

This page has videos about a wide variety of PBL projects across the U.S. This is a great place to start in planning how to institute PB and content-based projectes in your school.

"What is it? Here's an article by BIE, updated from its original appearance in the September 2010 issue of Educational Leadership magazine from ASCD. Good for general audiences as well as educators, it explains the essential elements that make rigorous PBL different from "doing projects." Inquiry-based learning is rigorous and engaging for students. This downloadable PDF is a good read.

Great tips for using teams, groups, and project-based learning. Common sense, but with some good management techniques.

Includes links to Project-based learning methods, Animoto for multi-media, Dipity for timelines, Google Drive for archiving, Glogster for digital posters and media, and Mindmeister for mind-mapping. Each tool is described with reasons for using it. A nice summary of the current state of PBL.

This is a classroom-classroom collaborative clearinghouse. Schools or classes must join GLOBE first. There are 110 participating countries and 139 US Partners, 40,000 GLOBE-trained teachers. Students work with real scientists to help take measurements of the earth's environments. - EHS

GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system working in close partnership with NASA and NSF Earth System Science Projects (ESSPs) in study and research about the dynamics of Earth's environment.

"As various means of computer mediated communication (CMC) have been incorporated within language classrooms over the past two decades, it has become important to critically understand whether, to which extent, and under what contextual factors, a particular type of CMC is more effective than other modes of communication. This study examined the magnitude of the effect of text-based synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) on second language acquisition (SLA). By searching the studies published between 1990 and 2012, this meta-analysis explored 10 experimental and quasi-experimental journal articles and doctoral dissertations and reports their overall effect on SLA, and the contextual factors that influence the between-study variation. A small but positive overall effect (m = .33) indicates that text-based SCMC could make a larger difference on SLA than other means of communication. Findings further suggested that intermediate learners may benefit more from SCMC tasks if they are grouped into pairs or small groups and participate in SCMC interactions on a weekly basis. In terms of suggestions for future research, authors should provide more description about the SCMC task in order to confirm or disconfirm the factors that are associated with effectiveness of second language (L2) learning in technology-mediated language learning contexts."

"The UMBC Assessment Resource Center for History offers sample assessments based on readings from six eras in U.S. history. The assessments include multiple choice question and performance tasks based on close reading exercises. The performance task assessments include scoring rubrics, sample responses from students, and the documents that students need in order to complete the performance tasks." T/H R. Byrne

"What if a project mattered outside the classroom? What if we did something real?" An important example of how project-based learning can create something "real" and useful to others. Very fully described so that it could be a model for similar types of real projects.

"What if a project mattered outside the classroom? What if we did something real?" An important example of how project-based learning can create something "real" and useful to others. Very fully described so that it could be a model for similar types of real projects.

R. Stannard shows us how to use any video online, and Ted Ed in particular to create and share lessons based on video content. Shows us how to find pre-created lessons on content we want to use, creating lesson questions and discussion, and sharing. Videos are great for listening speaking and forcontent-based language learning, especially has YouTube has a built-in closed captioning system.

"A project based learning method is a comprehensive approach to instruction. Your students participate in projects and practice an interdisciplinary array of skills from math, language arts, fine arts, geography, science, and technology. .... "To help you start using PBL, we've created age-appropriate, customizable project checklists for written reports, multimedia projects, oral presentations, and science projects. The use of these checklists keeps students on track and allows them to take responsibility for their own learning through peer- and self-evaluation. " This site contains numerous rubric starter templates for each of the grades and for a wide-variety of topics. A way to get started.

A very handy app for adding titles/captions directly on a photo, either plain text or in color, rotated, fancy font, etc. Thi is iPhone and iPad, but check out what might be available for other smart mobile devices. Use for vocabulary self-quizzes shared on social media or among classmates, and for project-based learning.

"CK-12.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to education. Their website offers a large collection of resources for students and teachers like Brain Genie which I previously shared. The bulk of their resources are math and science centered where students can learn about chemistry, physics, algebra, and geometry just to name four. They also offer resources for other content areas as well including history, English, and SAT prep. Their website is free to join and offers a wealth of learning resources and activities. Their site offers articles, quizzes, interactive lessons, videos and students can keep track of their learning as they complete lessons and activities and members can upload their own resources to the site as well. " This looks like a good attempt to crowd-source materials for K-12 in the U.S. Could have uses for ESL/EFL, particularly with content- and project-based learning.

A taste of the paper, which is relatively expensive, but it gives an idea of what kinds of things can be used with a GET (Google Earth Tour). This blog also has many earlier posts about the subject. Great for content-based science classes.

This article, based on friEdTechnology, has a quick side-by-side chart showing the difference between piece-meal projects and Big Question-driven PBL.

Colonial Williamsburg has a multimedia online presence that is highly motivating for content-based learning in history.

"Project-Based Learning (PBL) has a long history, beginning with educational philosopher John Dewey, who called the practice "learning by doing."" PBL focuses on real-world problems and encourages students to explore authentic issues outside the classroom. This article helps explain why PBL is such a powerful tool for learning.