Learn what Project Based Learning is all about and why it should be used in the classroom. Find out how to start and some classroom examples. Grab some new ideas that may help your students be more successful in the classroom.

1. Unveiling the Mystery of
Project Based Learning (PBL)
By
Pat Hensley
(Plurk/Twitter: loonyhiker)
successfulteaching@gmail.com
http://successfulteaching.net
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4. What is PBL?
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5. What Does It Do?
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6. Why Should
I Use PBL?
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7. How Is It
Used?
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8. Planning
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9. Name That Project!
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10. Assessment
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11. Driving Question
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12. Image: 'Yawn'
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Death by
Repetitive
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14. I’ve Got Their Attention, Now What?
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15. Give Students the (Pointer) Finger
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16. The Last Day
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17. Example Projects
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18. My Restaurant Project
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19. Elementary Project: Courtyard
Redesign -
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20. Monarch Butterfly Project
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21. Summer Project: Building a Boat &
More
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22. The Blood Bank Project: Team
Teaching
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23. Middle School Project: Balloon Car
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24. Expeditionary Project: Give Me Shelter
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25. Design Project: How to Charrette
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26. Expeditionary Learning: Soil
Superheroes
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27. Math Project: Board Games
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28. It Really Actually Changed My Life
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29. PBL: Success Start to Finish
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30. Questions?
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31. Thank
You!
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