8 Needs For Project-Based Learning In The 21st Century

8 Needs For Project-Based Learning In The 21st Century

Nov 16, 2018 | PBL

8 Needs For Project-Based Learning In The 21st Centuryby Terry HeickWe recently offered a definition of project-based learning and looked at keys to designing Project-Based Learning. We also have looked at the difference between “doing projects” and...
13 Brilliant Outcomes Of Project-Based Learning

13 Brilliant Outcomes Of Project-Based Learning

Nov 8, 2018 | PBL

13 Brilliant Outcomes Of Project-Based Learningby Terry HeickProject-based learning isn’t a ‘trend’ any more than mobile devices are a trend.Mobile devices–smartphones, for example–simply provide a (physical) framework to host hardware...
Are You Pushing Or Pulling Students In Your Classroom?

Are You Pushing Or Pulling Students In Your Classroom?

Oct 16, 2018 | Inquiry, PBL, Shift

Are You Pushing Or Pulling Students In Your Classroom? by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD At the risk of characterizing teaching and learning in a factory context let’s face it, classrooms are a kind of marketplace system with an exchange of ideas and...
5 Ideal Traits Of A Project-Based Learning Teacher

5 Ideal Traits Of A Project-Based Learning Teacher

Sep 9, 2018 | PBL

5 Ideal Traits Of A PBL Teacher by Mike Kaechele, TeachThought PD Facilitator The past few years I have worked with many teachers introducing the components of Project-Based Learning (PBL) and helping them design their own projects. Sometimes it has been a teacher’s...
12 Myths About Project-Based Learning

12 Myths About Project-Based Learning

Sep 6, 2018 | PBL

12 Myths About Project-Based Learning by Terry Heick Simple premise: What are the most common myths about project-based learning? Put another way, what do we misunderstand about PBL that keeps it from realizing its full potential? At TeachThought, we’re...
3 Ways To Differentiate In Project-Based Learning

3 Ways To Differentiate In Project-Based Learning

May 21, 2018 | Differentiation, PBL

3 Ways To Differentiate In Project-Based Learning by John McCarthy, EdS, TeachThought PD Facilitator Differentiation in Project-Based Learning Units Project-Based Learning (PBL) units are a perfect structure for differentiation so all can learn. The role of Student...