A major award! I'm honoring them for stepping outside the comfort zone of the school system that they have been subject to for most of their lives, authoring their own learning, and in the process, enjoying it. However, this transition did not come easily, and it took them some time to adjust to this format. 

Suggestions from educators at KIPP King Collegiate High School on how to help develop and assess critical thinking skills in your students.

This classroom guide is intended to inspire and expand your thinking about effective assessment for project-based learning.  The tips are organized to follow the arc of a project. First comes planning, then the launch into active learning, and then a culminating presentation. Reflection is the final stage. Download this today and get started! 

By simulating a business launch, students engage in critical thinking and deepen their financial literacy. They gain experience collaborating with team members and networking with outside experts.

Blogger Kenneth Olden shares the thinking and feeling behind a project-based learning unit that brings Homer's Iliad to life and increases student engagement. 

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.

Some examples of rich and rewarding learning opportunities offered in our national parks.  Milton Chen is senior fellow and executive director emeritus at Edutopia and sits on the National Advisory Board at National Park Service. He is also the author of Education Nation: The Six Leading Edges of Innovation.

Good driving questions are written to help guide the teacher and the student. 

PBL and blended learning prove to be two educational approaches worth combining.

The end of the school year provides educators with opportunities to reflect: blogger Bob Lenz used his time to create a working definition of project based learning.

Thom Markham is a psychologist, educator, and president of Global Redesigns, an international consulting organization focused on project-based learning, social-emotional learning, youth development, and 21st-century school design.  He discusses the connection between Project-based learning and social and emotional learning.  

Suzie Boss from Edutopia will be hosting a session called "Ripped from the Headlines" at ISTE 2011.  She will be discussing her approach to using real world news events in the classroom.

Teachers build a Calendar for Project-Based Learning.

Andrew Miller provides tips for conducting Math PBL projects with examples