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This contract can be used by a project team to agree upon how they will work together.
How to use project walls to manage and display student learning in the classroom.
Norms are the agreed upon rules that build a productive, self-driven, and respectful culture. These norms, especially when co-created with students, can serve as the “north star” or guiding philosophy for all that happens in a classroom.
The Buck Institute has created this short video to help explain the Project Based Teaching Practices in our model for Gold Standard PBL.
Plan projects with Gold Standard PBL's Essential Project Design Elements.
PBLWorks Project Videos 2018: High School World History - Erin Brandvold, Impact Academy of Arts & Tech
For quick evaluation of a project's design, to check for Gold Standard PBL's Essential Elements.
This rubric describes beginning, developing, and Gold Standard levels for Project Based Teaching Practices.
This table shows some examples of how teachers used thinking routines in PBL units.
PBLWorks Project Videos 2018: Middle School ELA/History - Kimberly Head-Trotter, McKissack MS, TN.
PBLWorks Project Videos 2018: Grade 3 interdisciplinary - Cheryl Bautista, Katherine Smith ES
PBLWorks Project Videos 2018: High School Chemistry - Rayhan Ahmed, Leaders High School.
PBLWorks Project Videos 2018: High School Math - Telannia Norfar, Northwest Classen HS, OK
A Chalk Talk is a protocol for silently sharing, considering, and building upon each other’s ideas, questions, or problems.
A Gallery Walk allows students to receive kind, specific, and helpful feedback on their work in progress or their final work.
The Notice and Wonder routine is a structure for making sense of information.
Helping all students (including English Language Learners) become fluent in the language of a project’s targeted content is an essential part of teaching in a PBL classroom.
Students conduct interviews as a part of many Project Based Learning experiences. In some cases, these interviews inform a design thinking process, in which students are working to identify the needs of a “client” or audience in order to inform a design, solution, or communication strategy.
Throughout a project—particularly during the build knowledge and develop and critique phases—students are engaged in extended work time to complete project tasks.
Just as you encourage students to accept critique and revise their work, you should use critique processes to inform your revision of projects. This strategy guide offers guidance on how to request and use student feedback to refine your projects.