Tag: Project-Based Learning

In project-based learning, mistakes are allowed and even expected. The result? Students become active rather than passive learners.

While it’s true that our students are indeed the future, there are real reasons why we need to remember that they are also a big part of our today.

What is the step-by-step process for effective teaching through project-based learning in your classroom? Like all good teaching, it starts with students.

Differentiation in project-based learning can be supported through the use of protocols and intentional assessment practice.

In PBL, the focus is not on projects but rather the process of learning through those projects.

Project-based learning can benefit from planning ahead--clarity in what students are actually doing and why.

What PBL Can Do For Your School--And What It Can't by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought Professional Development *Visit our PBL Workshops Page for workshop options on Project-Based Learning. Project-Based Learning ...

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 168 PBL Reflections With 3 Middle School Teachers Drew Perkins talks with three teachers from The Berkeley School, Vanessa DeNino, Tanya Madrid-Campbell, and Jeff Sandler, about ...

5 Examples Of Project-Based Learning Protocols by Michele Mattoon, Director of the National School Reform Faculty Have you worked with project-based learning protocols? Schools design Project-Based Learning (PBL) because the ...

Not all PBL need be complex in content, process, or product; it's the action of intentional design for deeper learning that should be the constant.

Are you ready to deepen your teaching? Are you excited to use Project-Based Learning to empower students? Join us at TeachThought PBL Grow 19 and develop your understanding, connect with teachers, and ...

How Grow 19 Can Change Your Classroom or School Next Year by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD TeachThought Grow 19 Event Page Many years ago I taught in a middle ...

by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD We started this event two years ago to meet the increasing demand from individuals and groups around the world for an innovative, engaging, and ...

4 Things All Project-Based Learning Teachers Should Do contributed by Lauren Ayer, M.Ed. Gone are the days when students were expected to sit passively at desks while teachers lectured endlessly, ...

6 Tips For Powerfully Integrated Projects  by Mike Kaechele, TeachThought PD PBL Facilitator One of the weaknesses of our modern education system is that content has become so siloed that ...

The TeachThought Podcast Episode 145 Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom Drew Perkins talks with Telannia Norfar and Chris Fancher about their upcoming book "Project-Based Learning in the Math Classroom". Links ...

This Student Says Project-Based Learning Is The Key To Sustainability by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD It should be no secret that we're big fans of project-based learning. Helping ...

The Importance Of Knowledge In Progressive Education by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought Professional Development I recently recorded a podcast that explored differing approaches to the role and importance of ...