It's no secret that in today's complex world, students face unparalleled demands as they prepare for college, careers, and active citizenship. However, those demands won't be met without a fundamental shift from traditional, teacher-centered instruction toward innovative, student-centered teaching and learning. For schools ready to make such a shift, project-based learning (PBL) offers a proven framework to help students be better equipped to tackle future challenges.<p>Project Based Teachers encourage active questioning, curiosity, and peer learning; create learning environments in which every student has a voice; and have a mastery of content but are also comfortable responding to students' questions by saying, «I don’t know. Let's find out together.»<p>In this book, Suzie Boss and John Larmer build on the framework for Gold Standard PBL originally presented in <em>Setting the Standard for Project Based Learning</em> and explore the seven practices integral to Project Based Teaching:<ul><li>Build the Culture</li><li>Design and Plan</li><li>Align to Standards</li><li>Manage Activities</li><li>Assess Student Learning</li><li>Scaffold Student Learning</li><li>Engage and Coach</li></ul><p>For each practice, the authors present a wide range of practical strategies and include teachers' reflections about and suggestions from their classroom experiences.<p>This book and a related series of free videos provide a detailed look at what's happening in PBL classrooms from the perspective of the Project Based Teacher. Let's find out together.<p><em>A copublication of ASCD and Buck Institute for Education (BIE).</em>
Project based learning (PBL) is gaining renewed attention with the current focus on college and career readiness and the performance-based emphases of Common Core State Standards, but only high-quality versions can deliver the beneficial outcomes that schools want for their students. It’s not enough to just “do projects.” Today’s projects need to be rigorous, engaging, and in-depth, and they need to have student voice and choice built in. Such projects require careful planning and pedagogical skill. The authors—leaders at the respected Buck Institute for Education—take readers through the step-by-step process of how to create, implement, and assess PBL using a classroom-tested framework. Also included are chapters for school leaders on implementing PBL systemwide and the use of PBL in informal settings. Examples from all grade levels and content areas provide evidence of the powerful effects that PBL can have, including * increased student motivation and preparation for college, careers, and citizenship; * better results on high-stakes tests; * a more satisfying teaching experience; and * new ways for educators to communicate with parents, communities, and the wider world. By successfully implementing PBL, teachers can not only help students meet standards but also greatly improve their instruction and make school a more meaningful place for learning. Both practical and inspirational, this book is an essential guide to creating classrooms and schools where students—and teachers—excel.
Project-based learning expert Suzie Boss explains how educators can plan rigorous, authentic projects that align with standards and prepare students for active citizenship.\
This popular ISTE title follows the arc of a project, providing guided opportunities to direct and reflect educators’ own learning and professional development. In this updated, tenth-anniversary edition, Suzie Boss and Jane Krauss offer educators new examples of the latest tools, assessment strategies and promising practices that are poised to shape education in the future. Reinventing Project-Based Learning, Third Edition shows how to design authentic projects that make the most of available and emerging technologies.
This new edition: provides examples of how to merge personalized learning, flipped classrooms, and PBL for effective teaching and learning; includes coverage of computational thinking and coding, demonstrating ways to develop new approaches to solving problems as well as new forms of expression; discusses PBL as an equity consideration, with opportunities for personalization and empowerment, addressing issues of social justice and closing the achievement gap; includes coverage on new trends like augmented and virtual reality, and new and updated Spotlights from educators; and features deeper focus on Gold Standard and High Quality PBL, the P21 Framework, and ISTE Standards for Students and Educators.
Deepen learning experiences in every classroom. Project-based learning (PBL) has the potential to fully engage students of the digital age, changing student-teacher dynamics and giving students greater influence and agency in their learning. Discover user-friendly strategies for implementing PBL to equip students with essential 21st century skills, strengthen their problem-solving abilities, and prepare them for college and careers.