I helped start one of the first PBL middle school programs in the country, and in a large urban public middle school we saw attendance go up, discipline go down, and test scores go up. Learners showed up to school more, did more of what they were supposed to do and...
Our elementary learners certainly need to learn the basic building blocks of learning like reading, writing and arithmetic. They also need to learn the basic building blocks of being a problem solver like critical thinking, collaboration, and presentation skills....
What does Project Based Learning look like in Kindergarten? It’s impressive what these learners can do, and it’s also really cute! 🙂 I went into a PBL Kindergarten classroom and had a blast! When we start learners off early with building employability skills, it’s...
All of the workshop facilitators for Magnify Learning have effectively used PBL in their classrooms or schools. But how do we know that? To ensure all of our workshop facilitators have done PBL at a high level, we created a PBL Certification program. It is open...
As a PBLer, you have found a way to become the guide more than the dispenser of knowledge, but have you found a coach? Check out the last video on the importance of having and finding a coach. What if you already have an instructional coach in your school or district....
After you’ve launched out onto your PBL journey, you may find yourself wandering about a bit. You will find a few dead ends and experience a few failures. We have been there, we are equipped and learning, but there will always be some course corrections needed as we...
