Digital Age PBL

In researching the differences between problem and project based learning I found this article about inquiry based learning that was somewhere in between. I believe that inquiry based learning is a stepping stool to project based learning and this was an easy read with good definitions.

PBL project examples

challengebasedlearning.org is a social networking site for educators and students interested in Challenge Based Learning (CBL) which is Apple's take on PBL. This is a page of resources created by educators. For a quick reference of what CBL is, check out this article: https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7080.pdf

This is a great resource that goes through all steps of PBL and also provides examples.

Stephen Ritz writes about Project Based Learning

Excellent case study about teachers implementing PBL in their classrooms. Introduces project-based learning and goes through the process and even the teacher's thoughts about PBL afterwords.

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

This very short summary would be a valuable resource to share with teachers who are reluctant to consider project-based learning. It addresses some of the concerns teachers may have about PBL, including student learning of content knowledge, student engagement and motivation, and outcomes with at-risk learners.

At its core, PBL is focused on important knowledge and concepts derived from standards, and skills valuable for today's world, such as critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.

by Derek Bruff, CFT Assistant Director Back in November I attended the 30th annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching at Miami University in Ohio. I thought I'd share some session highlights with my Vanderbilt colleagues. Here's the third in a series of posts about the conference.

resources to create a successful PBL

elementary PBL project ideas

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

Great science resource for Physical Science PBL!

Here's a great project that I found in my search of PBL units. I really took to this particular project because it has to do with the CTE field, and the department I am in has worked closely with district CTE specialists in the development of a relatively new Computer Essentials course that all 7th graders in our district must complete. I would like to develop a PBL unit for that course that teachers could use, if they wished to do so, and this project gave me some great ideas!

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

A detailed project overview of a nutrition project, provided by the Buck Institute of Education.