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After reading about PBL I decided I wanted to explore some ideas out there relating to math. I quickly stumbled upon this resource that has six different projects that are all grounded in math. Each project varies in the type of math students would be using and has a link to a more detailed explanation. Anyone interested in math projects should start their search here.

After reading this weeks articles about PBL I decided to look into different projects centered around math. I quickly found this article which lists out six different projects all centered around different fields of math. Anyone interested in reading about math projects should start their search here.

Thanks for sharing this! Math is my passion too and sometimes PBL for math is hard to come by especially for non-statistics topics.

This checklist of criteria to be Gold Standard PBL is very helpful in evaluating ALL teaching, not just projects.

(Author note: I piloted this project in the spring of 2005. The following description offers a detailed look at how the project evolved.) Week One The project begins by giving students the project sheet ( Appendix I.1.1) and breaking students into their project groups (pairs whenever possible).

More resouces for PBL

Project-Based Learning is the anchoring of student-driven learning through the design, development, and publication authentic projects, products, and related learning outcomes. It is a forward-way of thinking about how you can plan learning experiences for students while simultaneously centering them in the learning process itself.

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Demands on our educational system are changing, and the graduating student profile indicates the need for students with well-developed critical thinking, higher-level thinking, collaborative abilities, learner-centered study emphasis and a budding real-world skillset. Students will be "Never tell people how to do things.

Project-Based Learning requires careful planning on the part of the instructor. Keep in mind unexpected circumstances such as unexpected delays or timing of certain aspects of the project. Making the projects standards-based can solidify the students' understanding of material for which they will be held accountable.

This is a great informative article detailing some PBL resources. Some of these we have already explored, but there are also some new ones.

This site offers 12 great PBL resources. Many teachers need help when organizing and facilitating PBL and this site can lead them to great ideas and projects in any classroom.

This is a nice consolidation of resources on PBL. It was written a few years ago, but the links it contains lead to some up-to-date resources on PBL.

Article that discusses ideas for entry events for PBL projects, as well as why having an engaging entry event is important for launching your project and gaining student interest.

I used this resource frequently when teaching PBL focused Technology to K-5th. It has many great resources including innovative digital tools, project ideas, etc. and search functions, by content area, by project type, etc. I often referred to it when needing to come up with a new project or tool to execute a project.

John Larmer Editor in Chief at the Buck Institute for Education At the Buck Institute for Education (BIE), we've been keeping a list of the many types of "_____- based learning" we've run across over the years: Case-based learning Challenge-based learning Community-based learning Design-based learning Game-based learning Inquiry-based learning Land-based learning Passion-based learning Place-based learning Problem-based learning Proficiency-based learning Service-based learning Studio-based learning Team-based learning Work-based learning .

This post on Edutopia does a nice job explaining differences between project and problem based learning.

This post on Edutopia does a nice job explaining differences between project and problem based learning.

Choosing an end product with project-based learning can be challenging due to the sheer number of possibilities. To encourage high-level products, it is benificial to know your students' interests and learning styles. We thought it would be helpful to some to jump start the creative process by listing a few project-based learning ideas that we've seen put into action.

This article by Melinda Kolk, supports the same argument about the value an authentic audience can have on learning as the Monica Burns article. What I liked about Kolk's thinking that was different, was the idea of a flexible audience. Different groups may have different audiences based on the information and stakeholders the groups choose. Kolks also stressed the need for not just authentic audiences, but for authentic and real-world problems, which might influence who the audience is. The article suggests focusing on ideas that matter, work that matters, and effort that matters (Move from Projects to Project-Based Learning, 2022).

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.