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Picture Book Graphic
Product Toolkit
Product Toolkit: Picture Book
A picture book is a book in which the illustrations are as important as – or more important than – the text in telling the story or conveying the message of the book.
Planning Tools, (Document)
Sample Project: The Ultimate Design Challenge
High school math Project Design & Student Learning Guide by BIE Nat'l Faculty Telannia Norfar.
Planning Tools, (Document)
Sample Project: Are You Buying What I'm Vending
11th grade econ Project Design Overview & Student Learning Guide by BIE National Faculty Matt Baer
Planning Tools, (Document)
Sample Project: Mylar Mayhem Mystery Management
Local Issue: In the past 2 years, over 1,000 Mylar balloons have been collected, partially or completely deflated, mostly in the backcountry of Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP).
Articles
Top 10 Reasons Why Teaching Key Competencies with PBL is a Good Idea (by BIE)
How PBL builds success skills for college, career, and life. (Useful for non-educators too).
(Document), (Research)
Curriculum Materials Make a Difference for Next Generation Science Learning
(Document), (Research)
Project-Based Instruction: A Review of the Literature on Effectiveness
Review of research on project-based instruction Pre-K -12 (2000-2011) by Margaret Holm, Rivier College
(Document), (Research)
A Review of Research on Project Based Learning
Widely-cited meta-analysis commissioned by Autodesk Foundation
Tools
Planning Tools
Sample Project Assessment Map
A completed sample of the Project Assessment Map.
Planning Tools, (Document)
Sample Project Design: Overview and Student Learning Guide
Completed sample project planning form, showing details for the 5th grade "Medical Interns" project.
Planning Tools, (Document)
Project Design: Overview and Student Learning Guide
Two-part form for planning a project's overall design and scaffolding for student learning
(Document), (Research)
Assessing the Role of Online Technologies in Project-based Learning
This study examines the relationships between teacher-reported use of online resources and PBL.
Planning Tools, (Document), (Research)
21st Century Skills Framework
Compares what various organizations describe as "21st century skills"
This is a thumbnail image of the Rubric for Rubrics .pdf attachment
Planning Tools
Rubric for Rubrics
Guides teachers in creating and using rubrics with proper criteria, distinct levels, & clear writing
(Document), (Research)
Roles of Students in a Mixed-Ability Group
Examined how members of a small group interacted with and supported each other during a PBL unit
(Document), (Research)
Inquiry-Based Science in an Urban Setting
Study finds test score gains for middle school students taught with PBL
(Document), (Research)
PBL in Middle Grades Mathematics
Research summary from the National Middle School Association
(Document), (Research)
Summary of Research on PBL
Literature review from the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL)
(Document), (Research)
Boaler Study
Evidence of PBL effectiveness in closing the achievement gap
(Document), (Research)
Study of BIE Project Based Economics Units
Federally-funded experimental study conducted by WestEd's Regional Educational Laboratory West.