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How to Get Higher Quality Student Work in PBL
PBLWorks Contributor John Larmer offers 5 tips for teachers, including rubrics, formative assessment, time for revision, authenticity, and a culture of quality.
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Supporting PBL with a Design Thinking Framework
How the 5 steps in the design thinking process align with PBL—and how making students aware of it could help them in job interviews.
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How to Improve (or Abandon) Some “Classic” Initial Ideas for Projects
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer suggests ways to make typical projects more rigorous, engaging, and aligned with Gold Standard PBL.
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Ron Berger: Our 2019 PBL Champion and Keynote Speaker at PBL World
The contributions of the Chief Academic Officer of EL Education, former PBL teacher, and author of the seminal PBL book, An Ethic of Excellence.
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PBL with English Language Learners: A Vital Need
A powerful argument that all students are "ready" for PBL, with 8 strategies for scaffolding projects for English Learners.
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The Power of Apprenticeship in the PBL Classroom
How to use the workshop model and gradual release of responsibility to structure project work time.
Project Based Online Learning: Meeting the Challenge
PBL is likely an ideal model of student-centered learning for blended and online environments.