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One reason PBL might be hard for some teachers to start is that there's just so much stuff out there about it. Who has time to wade through it all? To solve this problem, I went out in search of the clearest, most authoritative information on PBL and put together a collection of materials that will help you get your feet wet, plus links to more resources for when you're ready to dig deeper.

Blog post considers the gap between teaching the mechanics of reading with the challenges of encouraging self reflection and metacognitive practices to connect to texts - this can be scary stuff for students.

"Want to let your kid do some online research for homework and projects but worried (understandably!) about what they might find? This list of safe search sites for kids lets young surfers investigate topics they're interested in while protecting them from the stuff they're not ready to see."

"It's actually quite difficult to put together a list that appeals to everyone, especially if the number of titles is restricted. The wider the age range the list is targeted at the more challenging it is especially if you have to consider emerging readers alongside confident readers - too many suggestions aimed at each group will put many off. I've had experience of doing this for book awards and school library packs, and it takes a lot longer and is harder than you'd think. "

Range of free resources - handouts, presentations, lesson plans, posters to support the Big6 information literacy process