Projects in Action
3rd Grade Project: Real-Life Lessons in Fables & Fairy Tales
An interdisciplinary unit involving the general classroom, design thinking, P.E., music, art, and addressing problems in their community.
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Secondary Special Education Project: Student-Led IEPs
An inclusion specialist at a PBL high school describes a powerful, authentic project with elements of Gold Standard PBL.
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Our Students Planned Our Spring Break Trip
Two 4th grade teachers engage their class in an interdisciplinary project to learn state history, geography, math, and literacy.
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An ELA Project Fosters Empathy & Meets Common Core State Standards
The story “Flowers for Algernon” inspires students to create inventions for people with disabilities.
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Traveling to Explore Complexities of PBL Topics
How visits to local sites opens students' minds about controversial issues in projects on immigration, criminal justice, and energy policy.
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Powerful PBL Ingredients: Authenticity, Co-Teaching, Community Connection, & Iteration
A project with the driving question, "How can we identify problems and create practical solutions to support communities impacted by natural disasters?"
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The Night of Beliefs Project and To Kill a Mockingbird
An English Language Arts project asks students to examine their own beliefs in light of the famous novel and express them in a community event.
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When PBL Hits the Gym
Why and how physical education teachers should use PBL, with a sample PBL unit.
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Using PBL to Figure Out Social Media and Screen Time
Students create guidelines for parents on teens' use of social media, using resources from Common Sense Media.
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Chaos, Kindness, and Kindergarten
A project that went beyond expectations, in which children planned and carried out a kindness campaign to help others in their community and beyond.