2. Project-based learning offers a path to
deep, authentic learning that engages the
whole student — head, hands and heart.
3. STARTSTART
Click through the slides to chart your journey
through an entire project unit, from initial
research through formative assessment.
4. Learn the PBL basics
before jumping in.
Click on the icon above to connect
with ISTE members’ favorite PBL
resources and communities.
FOCUSON
DIGITAL
AGE SKILLS
A well-designed project
keeps learning objectives
front and center.
Click on the icon to find out how to
address digital age skills, learning
dispositions and content standards.
ThegenesisofPBLcanbetracedback
toConfucius,AristotleandSocrates.
DOYOUR
RESEARCH
5. KEYINTO
STUDENTPASSIONS
Students are most engaged
when they’re doing something
that matters to them.
Click on the icon above to discover how to
match up student projects with their interests.
FINDA
PROJECTIDEA
Now the real fun starts!
Click on the icon above to get
inspiration from ISTE members’
all-time favorite project ideas.
PBLenhanceshigher-orderthinking
andproblemsolvingskills.
PBLimprovestestscores,attendance
andengagement.
6. CHOOSEYOURTOOLS
Digital tools, from apps and websites to
hardware and software, give students a
variety of ways to research, collaborate,
create and share their learning.
Click on the icon above to see some of our favorite PBL tools.
ASK ADRIVING
QUESTION
Help your students anchor
their projects to real-world
results with insightful questions.
Click on the icon above to get some tips for devising
driving questions from PBL expert Jane Krauss.
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PBLboostseducators’confidence
intheirteaching.
TeachersinPBL-centeredclassrooms
reportanimprovedschoolclimate.
7. PRACTICE
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
Project management is
an important skill set
for career and life.
Click on the icon above to learn
how to help students plan,
organize and track their projects.
Formative assessment offers
an authentic way to evaluate and
guide student learning in action.
Click on the icon to discover how to make the most
of PBL’s opportunities for assessing learning.
PBLenhancescollaboration
amongbothstudentsandteachers.
EVALUATE
ALONG
THEWAY
8. INSPIREA
PROJECTSPIRAL
Encourage students to keep their
passions alive by continuing their
projects after the unit is over.
Click on the icon above to read about student
projects that went big.
PBLincreaseslong-termretentionofcontent.
PBLimprovesstudents’attitudes
towardlearning.
… or head to the finish!
9. Real-world projects combine hands-on
skills development and content knowledge
to deliver a research-backed pathway to
deep learning.
Click on Finish to find out what really makes PBL so effective.
DESTINATION:
ENGAGED LEARNING!
SOURCES
ReinventingProject-BasedLearning:YourFieldGuidetoReal-WorldProjectsintheDigitalAge,Secondedition,bySuzieBossandJaneKrauss;BuckInstituteforEducation;GeorgeLucasEducationalFoundation;AutodeskFoundation;
Johnson,Johnson&Stanne,2000;Springer,Stanne&Donovan,1997;Terenzini,Cabrera,Colbeck,Parente&Bjorklund,2001;Johnson&Johnson,2009;Slavin,1996;Strobel&vanBarneveld,2009;Walker&Leary,2009.
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