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This website provides excellent resources as it has example projects, information, and other tools to help implement project based learning

This website compiles resources that help give ideas and tools for project based learning.

This website tool is excellent for students that use cell phone with data service or school's wifi. This is also good for getting feedback from students in your class, and Kahoot.it makes the learning fun too!

A great resource of tools that techers can use to develop and grow PLNs

This is a great tool for students to use to collaborate with other students and allow teachers to help revise.

This is a great Teacher to Parent communication tool. Parents are able to directly engage with students' work.

The positive influence of 1:1 teaching in the classroom. It is explained how providing this technological tool for all students is the first step to improving the learning and results of learning.

"Cult of Pedagogy" is a website and a place for teachers to unite and explore ideas together through a blog, podcast, and posts. The main page goes into detail about what Project Based Learning entails. This website uses the analogy "project based learning, the content is baked inside of a long-term project, a real-world problem students need to solve in a creative and authentic way. In the process of solving the problem, students also meet required standards, but this work is integrated into the project, not separate from it". This is a key component in understanding PBL because it is more than just solving a basic math problem. The really cool thing about this website is that it connects the viewer to a podcast called "Cult of Pedagogy". Teacher's can listen to this broadcast to get ideas about teaching and PBL. There is also a tab for teaching materials. The materials included are e-book template, google drive basics, and icebreakers that all educators can utilize when implementing Project Based Learning into their classroom. Overall, this is a great tool created by an educator for all.

Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. In Gold Standard PBL, Essential Project Design Elements include:

This website goes into detail about what Project Based Learning is. This is a great tool other than the textbook to get a complete grasp on the concept. Not only does it describe PBL as "a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge", but it also provides steps to follow when creating an engaging PBL assignment lesson plan. These steps include: Key Knowledge, Challenging Problem, Sustained Inquiry, Authenticity, Student Voice & Choice, Reflection, Critique & Revision, and Public Product. Following this list of steps and making sure the lesson plan provides all of these points will make for an engaging class. Another component this website contains is a blog for educators to post about the Project Based lessons they implemented in the classroom. I believe sharing ideas with other teachers is one of the most helpful ways to improve your own teaching because you receive feedback and encouragement to what you are doing well, and what can be changed for the benefit of the class.

This is a blog post from someone who coaches project based learning teachers. It can help everyone working on their own project based learning creation skills as well as help teachers coach fellow teachers on incorporating such an important learning tool into their classrooms.