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A Gardener's Dilemma Project Idea: Students act as community members and set aside plots of land for local citizens to establish small gardens.Students will design a plan for a family garden plot. I will adapt this PBL to include technology, ELA, Science and of course, Mathematics for elementary students. I like that it is a real-world skill, affecting everyone and involves community planning.

2016 Study Shows Project-Based Learning by Defined STEM has a Positive Impact on Student Learning Outcomes - See more at: http://www.definedlearning.com/research-report#sthash.KQgNy9ck.dpuf Somewhat deceiving: Greatest gains were measured on assessment created by the organization performing the study. No pretest/posttest only However, did demonstrate +5 points on standardized tests

This blog entry is a nice introduction to how school districts can help teachers make the shift to project based learning.

Title A Newspaper Project: It's News to Me! The West Virginia Department of Education has produced a variety of well thought out comprehensives Projects, this is just one. High level of detail.

The project revolves around the energy produced in various types of chemical reactions (a key concept in all chemistry classes) and asks students to propose a useful source of chemical energy after engaging in a series of hands-on experiments and online activities. I appreciate how this project not only requires students to think deeply about their experimental results, but also how it asks them to apply them in a new context. Students not only collect and analyze data, they must seek a useful purpose or application of their results, giving the project real-world relevance.

This PBL requires students to use persuasive techniques to create an advertisement of a product they have created. It could be modified to include an analysis of how advertisements affect our choices.

The Network support districts, teachers, administrators and students to create dynamic learning environments where students succeed. This resource contains multiple resources for PBL implementation. Added for Week 1 of EDTECH542 - Summer

There are way too many project-based learning blogs out there to mention nowadays. It has become such a staple of modern learning. So what's a teacher to do? Great resources are everywhere on the Web. The GDCF's own Solution Fluency Activity Planner currently hosts over 20,000 users.

Checklists to support Project Based Learning and evaluation

A checklist to follow when creating a project that follows the PBL format.

Checklists to support Project Based Learning and Evaluation

In the age of standardized testing and with the move toward the Common Core for the majority of states, the driving question for many teachers is: "How can I best prepare my students to meet these demands?"