Project-Based Learning
Sponsored by the Buck Institute for Education, they offer resources concerning project-based and problem-based learning. From definitions to designs, to PBL current events, this site can get you started with all you need to know to engage your classroom.
West Virginia department of education produced management tools that are used in the Project Based Learning plans on Teach 21. You can find rubrics, checklists, task management charts, learning logs and other documents that will help your PBL planning and delivery.
Hubpages offers social studies, geography, and civics project ideas
This article describes the process of students’ learning and the depth of their cognitive engagement— rather than the resulting product—that distinguishes projects from busywork. The hypothetical project described in this article was inspired by a real project, “Media Saves the Beach,” carried out by students at High Tech High in San Diego, California. This is a great resource because it provides realistic examples for what essentials are necessary in order to create a Project Based Learning system.
Hubpages offers science lesson plans and project ideas for all grade levels
Today, Scholastic books and educational materials are in tens of thousands of schools and tens of millions of homes worldwide, helping to Open a World of Possible for children across the globe.
Sam Houston State University provides videos and links on PBL.
Great Schools offers the pros and cons of using PLB in order to get a greater scope of
what it really means to use PLB in the classroom
A general overview of what PBL is and a short history of PBL.
Welcome to Project S.O.W. (Seeds of Wonder): Food Gardening with Justice in Mind, a food gardening curriculum for educators who work with young people ages 13-19, centering personal growth, community connection, and equity.
Powerful Learning Practice offers interviews and articles with professionals about PBL along with online courses and project ideas for teachers.
A series of STEM problem based learning curriculum and projects funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education program. Each of the projects are based off of real world case studies, and the website provides videos, syllabuses, and detailed chronological steps for implementing PBL in educators curriculum.