Can the long-struggling Philadelphia school system change how we measure success by focusing on meaningful work instead of test scores? Ninth-graders at the Science Leadership Academy work on a group ...

Project-based learning (PBL) rubrics turn creative, hands-on projects into structured learning experiences with clear criteria. They help educators design, deliver, and assess projects while enabling ...

Current NorthWood freshmen are working on their project-based learning projects that they will later present to community ...

The days of hands-on projects left college students’ minds years ago, replaced with sleep deprivation and cramming for midterms. But that’s not how it should be. With the school’s outstanding rankings ...

It’s easy to do project-based learning, it’s just hard to do it well. Project-based learning is a great way to engage students, to encourage collaboration and creativity, and to promote authentic work ...

Editor’s Intro: Today, Emily Mulvey, cross-subject itinerant teacher, and Sandra Makielski, NEA Global Leadership Fellow and 7th grade geography teacher, both from Davisville Middle School in North ...

Teachers complete a dollar disparity activity/lesson at PBL World in Napa, CA. Every year, the annual PBL World conference attracts educators far and wide to Napa, CA, to partake in five days of ...

How does project-based learning fit in with the priorities of Common Core? Project-based learning and the Common Core are a natural fit. At our school, this was one of the core ways we started to ...

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Big multistep projects teach the practical skills of project management. Challenging projects build the habits of persistence (sometimes called grit) and self direction. If they include some degree of ...