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"What is it? Here's an article by BIE, updated from its original appearance in the September 2010 issue of Educational Leadership magazine from ASCD. Good for general audiences as well as educators, it explains the essential elements that make rigorous PBL different from "doing projects." Why do we like it? This article was written because some teachers say they "do projects" already (so why learn more about PBL) and some educators and members of the general public may have negative stereotypes of PBL as merely a "fun" or "hands-on" activity. How can you use it? Share this article with anyone, from teachers to parents to administrators, to explain PBL and provide a common framework for projects. The 8 Essential Elements are the basis of BIE's Project Design Rubric and PBL 101 Workshop."

"One of my goals for this upcoming year is to create a project-based learning (PBL) unit for my World History class. In order to wrap my head around this concept I have been lurking in different Twitter chats and reading articles about PBL. Still, the concept seemed foreign to me. It wasn't until I was running this morning and my mind was a million miles away (an estimate only) thinking about the new Muppet movie that things began to connect."

Watch the video embedded in this article. GREAT example of REAL PBL! #insipring #example #PBL 

"Here are some common misconceptions and how you could respond with a "fact check" if you're trying to explain or defend PBL. "

Good article highlighting some of the misconceptions we can have about PBL.

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"We have recently completed a national survey of PBL use in US high schools." Might be BIE-centric (several articles by John Mergendoller, other principals of BIE),

I am collecting articles that evaluate efficacy of the pbl approach.

nice table of PBL core values and write up about PBL in Science.

Great article for resources on PBL, links to other articles, project ideas, integration of edtech ideas...

When we think of project-based learning we think about things like collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking, and Creativity Fluency. But what about what about things such as committment, trust, and relationship building? It's all part of one Texas high school's vision to bring PBL to every student at every grade level. This Edutopia article by Mariko Nobori has more.

"Andrew Miller tackles some commonly-held myths about project-based learning, and explains why they are not necessarily accurate, in the following article for SmartBlog on Education." via SmartBlog on Education I spend a good chunk of time on Twitter, often participating in or lurking on a Twitter chat.

New rubrics from BIE synthsizing critical thinking, creativity, communication skills in PBL

In this first three-part post, John Larmer describes how he and co-author Susie Boss answered the question in their newly published book, 'PBL for 21st Century Success: Teaching Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, and Creativity'. In the next post, Deborah Esparza will review the book from "the field". For the final post, co-author Susie Boss has been invited to explain why she and John choose this topic.

1st of 3 articles introducing Larmer & Boss' new book published by BIE

Do you really 'cover' the material for a class or do you design learning experiences which lead students to discover / uncover things for themselves? PBL offers many opportunities to acquire critical thinking skills which are far more important than covering a list of standards.

Driving Question: How can student voice and choice enrich language learning? Recent articles in publications like The Atlantic and The Hill highlight what many describe as a dismal state of language learning in the United States. Both pieces speak to the largely ineffective outcomes of language study, since so few language learners achieve a meaningful level of proficiency, even after years of study. Contributing to the state of language discussion, a recent ACTFL study shows that fewer students are pursuing language study. What seems like a lack of serious commitment to improve outcomes in the U.S. also reflects a long-standing cultural attitude that language learning isn't a worthwhile endeavor.

Another great article by Suzie Boss

Neat collection of free articles via @snbeach

On the heels of Common Core State Standards, administrators begin assessing critical thinking and content mastery.