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12 Myths About Project-Based Learning

Among the most pervasive myths about project-based learning is that students ‘doing projects’ equates to students learning through PBL.

Functionally, the purpose of assessment is to provide data to revise planned instruction. Of course, it’s not that simple.

Evaluating a student’s mind with a system not much more robust than the one we use to review movies doesn’t seem like our best thinking.

Psychology-based strategies that help students learn include modeling, student choice, and a clear sense of progress in the learning process.

When seeking to develop skills, feedback (and it must be timely) is only useful if it informs the student what areas need to be worked on.

The ultimate metric for your teaching is the quality of students’ lives after your journey & their journey diverge–borderline immeasurable.

At a recent teachers conference, one of the most astute comments was ‘you can assess without testing.’ There are many ways to assess.

When a task feels overwhelming, the ‘I can,’ quickly falls apart. Teach students how to break down a big project into miniature steps.