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Articles
For K-12 teachers by Suzie Boss with John Larmer
Articles
Out of the Gate: Teacher Education Program-District Partnerships for High-Quality PBL
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Students negotiate trade between two nations by analyzing data on production and specialization.
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Students help secure capital to fund research and development for a "school-based enterprise."
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Students are asked by the Secretary of Energy to help implement price-control legislation.
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Student advise an entrepreneur on how to set up production and for whom to produce.
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Students debate a list of possible entities that could operate on donated land.
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Students recommend to the school board which restaurants should be chosen for the campus food court.
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Students decide on the best location for transitional housing for the homeless.
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Students advise the leaders of a new nation on how to create a constitutional democracy.
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Students craft federal budget recommendations for their congressional representative.
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Students must decide how best to "market" a flawed local political candidate's campaign.
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Students debate whether to take a discrimination case headed to the Supreme Court.
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Students advise the U.S. president on fiscal and monetary policy during economic crisis.
Articles, (Research)
A useful introduction to PBL including summaries of research studies and PBL in Action.
Articles
How a city implemented PBL system-wide in its out-of-school time programs.
Articles
This article distinguishes between PBL and lightweight "projects" and argues why PBL is essential.
Articles
A guide to forming teams, helping them become effective, & using peer ratings to adjust grades.