Getting Started with Project Based Learning (Quick Reference Guide)

In project based learning (PBL), students work on an extended project that engages them in solving a real-world problem or answering a complex question. PBL unleashes a contagious, creative energy among students and teachers. In this six-page laminated guide from PBL expert John Larmer, teachers will find

• 7 reasons to use PBL.
• 7 essential project design elements.
• 5 steps for designing a project.
• 7 key project based teaching practices.

Including types of projects, sample entry events for projects, examples of what PBL is and what it is not, and tips for engaging students and classroom management, this guide gives teachers everything they need to get started with project based learning.

• Setting the Standard for Project Based Learning: A Proven Approach to Rigorous Classroom Instruction
• Project Based Learning Made Simple: 100 Classroom-Ready Activities that Inspire Curiosity, Problem Solving and Self-Guided Discovery for Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Students
• Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom (Hack Learning Series) (Volume 9)
• Project Based Learning (PBL) Starter Kit
• Project Based Teaching: How to Create Rigorous and Engaging Learning Experiences
• Understanding Differentiated Instruction (Quick Reference Guide)
• Designing and Using Essential Questions (Quick Reference Guide)
• Questioning Strategies to Activate Student Thinking (Quick Reference Guide)
• Total Participation Techniques to Engage Students (Quick Reference Guide)
• PBL in the Elementary Grades