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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.
A teacher uses strategies to improve English/native language fluency and critical thinking skills.
A great collaborative tool to help teachers and students create Driving Questions.
Middle school arts project: animated shorts about the Mexico and U.S. border.
Students use creative thinking and collaborative work to connect the classroom with the real world while developing 21st Century skills
Use this tool to plan for thoughtful collaboration with industry and community partners.
Da Vinci Academy alumni explain how PBL prepared them for their future.
Essential elements of PBL, 21st century competencies, differences from traditional teaching.
Frame the DQ's initial words, person or entity, action or challenge, and audience/purpose.
Effective preparation for presentations helps students build project management, collaboration, and communication skills and ensures that their presentations are high-quality and impactful.
As students work together on projects, they learn valuable skills for collaborating, managing group dynamics and conflict, and building on one another’s strengths.
Effective teams require us to think carefully about the kind of work students will be doing throughout the project. What outcomes are most important? How can we utilize teams so students effectively reach those outcomes?
In this 8th grade ELA project, students in San Gabriel, California work together to develop a quality-controlled fan fiction website for other middle schoolers.
PBLWorks Project Videos 2018: Transitional Kindergarten - Interdisciplinary.
Ideas for developing relationships, co-creating norms, practicing protocols and establishing routines, and designing a classroom conducive to PBL.