How do I plan an Entry Event?

Entry Events help engage and inspire students to dive into a PBL Unit. They provide a clear and authentic reason to do the PBL while also serving as a “hook” to capture students’ interest. Entry events help to launch the authentic, real-world problem...

What is a Driving Question?

A DRIVING QUESTION is the main question of a PBL unit that guides students throughout the project. Driving questions are provocative, open-ended, discipline-centered, challenging, and consistent with curricular standards and frameworks. A driving question is the...

Where does research fit into PBL?

Will Project Based Learning work in your classroom? Will PBL work with Kindergarteners and Freshmen? Yes, there are already boots on the grounds facilitators out there doing the work. We see it working in diverse classrooms around the world. At Magnify Learning, we...

What do you do when teaching PBL solo?

What do I do if I am the only person in my building doing PBL? You know Project Based Learning is the right thing to do for you learners. If you are the first person in your building to jump into PBL, invite others to join your journey. Ask them to jump into...

How do I bring 21st Century Skills into PBL?

How Do I Plan a PBL? Series #3: 21st Century Skills 21st Century Skills also known as Employability Skills can be defined as the transferable skills needed by an individual to make them ‘employable’. Along with good technical understanding and subject knowledge,...

How do I develop an engaging End Product?

How Do I Plan a PBL? Series #3: End Products An End Product is a student-created final product, often a culminating event, that requires students to demonstrate mastery of the core content and skills learned in the Project Based Learning unit. The end product your...