What The Research Says About Project-Based Learning
A popular teaching and learning strategy, PBL is increasingly gaining traction in education. But is Project-Based Learning researched-based?

A popular teaching and learning strategy, PBL is increasingly gaining traction in education. But is Project-Based Learning researched-based?

John Hattie’s body of work suggests that surface learning is the foundation for deeper learning, transfer learning is crucial for success in the real world, and deeper learning is facilitated through inquiry teaching.

The phases of project-based learning include project planning, launch, implementation, conclusion, and debriefing.

Getting students to learn more deeply requires their cognitive engagement, and that rarely comes without them being interested.

Direct instruction is the explicit teaching of objectives while project-based learning is more passive, ongoing, and self-directed.

This planning template for project-based learning in the elementary school classroom includes both a blank and completed example.

Deeper learning work presents opportunities for students to wrestle with concepts, ideas, and knowledge in a culture of inquiry.

We can striving to remain true to the ideals of liberal science and the cascading norms of conversation using an inquiry stance.

Project based learning is a significant paradigm shift for most teachers and schools that takes sustained work to be successful.

False dichotomies about inquiry teaching advanced by critics are detrimental to the students and society that so desperately need it.

Replacing mindsets of fear and judgment with inquiry and compassion when potential is limited can have exponential effects on learning.

Have I started with purpose and pedagogy instead of the tech? How will this tech empower students to control their own learning?

Unfortunately, teachers are increasingly getting swept into the morass of culture wars playing out in our media and political processes.

From delegating roles to involving students in rubric design, here are group work strategies to help hold all students accountable.