Project-Based Learning

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What We are Doing to Ensure High Quality PBL for All

Guest Author

Sep 27, 2016

By: Bob Lenz. This fall, the Buck Institute for Education will be leading an initiative to design, develop and disseminate a set of nationally and internationally recognized guidelines for the practice of high-quality PBL. Learn more about joining this project.

Leadership

Preparing Teachers for Project-Based Learning

Emily Liebtag

Sep 22, 2016

One important aspect of teacher preparation today is project-based learning. Here are five reasons we feel teachers should be PBL prepared and five key practices of a PBL teacher.

Leadership

Teaching is a Project-Based Profession: 10 PBL Teacher Mindsets

Emily Liebtag

Sep 16, 2016

Today's teachers who are training students (and our eventual future employees) have a great task at hand preparing students to successfully manage projects. Here are 10 mindsets successful project-based teachers have.

Leadership

Project-Based Teaching: The Untamed Spaces of Innovation

Guest Author

Sep 14, 2016

By: Jill Ackers-Clayton. Our challenge as educators is to determine what we need in order to provide the right environment where the collision between real-life context and real-life content are happening for our kids.

Personalized Learning

Personalized Learning in 2016: What’s Working, What’s Missing

Tom Vander Ark

Sep 13, 2016

We've made a great deal of progress in personalized learning in the last five years, but there is still work to do. Here are six signs of progress as well as six barriers to overcome in 2016.

Ed Policy

Project-Based Learning Can Fuel Tomorrow’s Workforce

Guest Author

Sep 10, 2016

By: Jim Postl. We're facing a serious skills gap crisis in this country. Implementing project-based and deeper learning with today's students can help bridge this need and fuel tomorrow's workforce.

Leadership

It’s Not Just About the Projects

Guest Author

Sep 9, 2016

By: Kaleb Rashad. When it comes to implementing project-based learning, it's not just about the projects but also about engaging the hearts and minds of the learners involved.

Leadership

Learning is Hands On at National Network of Career Academies

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 9, 2016

The NAF Academy network spans 36 states and brings education, business and community leaders together to ensure today's high school students are college, career and future ready.

Leadership

13 Tips for Students Getting Started with Project-Based Learning

Bonnie Lathram

Sep 8, 2016

The reality is that today's students are heading into a new economy and a vast technological change. We created this quick start guide for students to encourage them to take action and learn through project-based learning.

Personalized Learning

Beware the Iconography Trap of Personalized Learning: Rigor Matters

Guest Author

Sep 4, 2016

By: Betheny Gross. Supporting both rigor and personalization in the classroom is the key to the successful implementation of personalized learning. Here are how some schools are meeting both of these goals.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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