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This is a ning network of researchers and collaborator who studing the recent book by Suzie Boss and Jane Krauss called Reinventing Project Based Learning in the Digital Classroom. The discussion was rich as were examples, barriers, lessons learned and support for transforming istruction to pbl.

Resources to create your own adventures.

This is interesting if you're working on a lesson plan about nutrition or sustainable farming.

Nikos Theodosakis Across Curricular learning for meaning - lesson ideas morphing art, cooking,microcredit social ventures, geography,languages, gardening, science, seed saving, entrepreneurial,global social sciences education

Uses "Primary Sources"--not sure if they are LOC

Anyone who wonders whether project-based learning can deliver rigorous, meaningful learning should pay attention to the lessons that emerged from a remarkable project called Dots in Blue Water.

This project is an awesome example of how far students can go with real-world challenges. And it all started because a teacher was wise enough to take a student's question seriously.

"I travel with a heavy suitcase. Over my 35-year career as a public school teacher and educator at Expeditionary Learning, I have been obsessed with collecting student work of remarkable quality and value. I bring this work with me whenever I visit schools or present at conferences and workshops, because otherwise no one would believe me when I describe it."

"I wrote a blog about one of the pitfalls of personalization for the ASCD Whole Child Blog. Specifically, that pitfall is the lack of engagement. With all the focus on personalization through time, pacing, and place, it can be easy to forget about the importance of engagement. No matter where students learn, when they learn, and the timing of the learning, engagement drives them to learn. When we factor all the pieces of personalization together, we can truly meet students where they are and set them on a path of learning that truly meets their needs and desires. Project-based learning can be an effective engagement framework to engage students in personalized learning."

"Well-designed project-based learning (PBL) has been shown to result in deeper learning and engaged, self-directed learners. Learn more about the five core elements of successful PBL. "

"Students are more engaged when learning relates directly to the world they live in. See how to extend your projects beyond the classroom walls."

"Project-based learning doesn't mean leaving standards behind. Follow these tips to plan projects that challenge your students and align with core learning goals. "

from Common Craft

8 minutes, secular, for teachers