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This is a case study of a school that used PBL to help a group of at-risk ninth graders.

Keeping this for the school year since we use iPads!!!

This article provides another overview of PBL with some research supporting the use of PBL in schools.

"In this new column, Jane L. David shares with readers what research says about the effectiveness of current education reforms."

This resource could help me in my planning process of a mini golf hole project for high school geometry.

A great resource for plant investigations that can be extended into PBL

My oldest 2 and soon 3 students attend a local magnet school that is part of the New Tech Network. I've been so grateful for PBL education for my students. It's not always perfect, but they've created some amazing projects and they've had a superior education to mine in terms of preparation for later life. When you put on a conference for mental health professions as a sophomore class, or create and entire interactive WWI exhibit for the community that made me cry, or try to convince real lawyers that you have enough evidence for a hearing to prosecute your ficitional suspect, you are doing some hard, fun learning!

Awesome PBL project that focuses on World War II-era propaganda. Students have the opportunity to create a propaganda poster or short film as a culminating activity that they share with the "Ministry of Propaganda" (fellow students and school administrators).

A really interesting mini-documentary about a 100% PBL school in Texas. The video goes step-by-step through the PBL implementation process under state standards.

This was a great doctoral thesis featuring a high school involving PBL and its correlation with the Science, Technology, and Math concentrations. It was well written with a great literature review, descriptive definitions and pictures/graphics throughout. This thesis is a great resource for statistics and research regarding PBL.

This article succinctly points out why PBL can be so difficult to initiate into a school system. The author notes that our educational systems reward obedience over innovation. Worth thinking about how that can be changed.