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 * SESSION RESOURCES -- 2015 & 2016**

GENERAL PBL RESOURCES:


 * General Project-Based Learning information
 * Gold Standard PBL: Project Based Teaching Practices
 * Gold Standard PBL: Essential Project Design Elements
 * Crafting Questions That Drive Projects
 * 5 PBL Best Practices for Redefining the Teacher Role
 * 10 Ways to Get Student-Centered Learning Right
 * How Can We Effectively Assess Student Learning in PBL?
 * 29.5 Tips for Successfully Managing a Project
 * Frustrations of Project Based Learning -- shared from the perspective of an upper level history teacher, but you will likely identify these frustrations at some point in your adventure.
 * The Difference Between Projects and Project Based Learning
 * Embracing Messy Learning
 * How to Write Effective Driving Questions
 * Resources and Tools for PBL, Start to Finish -- this is focused on high school projects, but there are ideas that you might be able to adapt for your grade levels.
 * Critical Assessment Ideas for PBL
 * Some Must-Have Resources on Project Based Learning
 * Twenty Tips for Managing Project Based Learning

EARLY CHILDHOOD PBL IDEAS:


 * Examples of Project Based Learning Within Early Childhood
 * Project Based Learning in the Early Years
 * Building Bridges in Preschool -- an example of a science and design related project.
 * Project Based Learning and Early Learning Standards: Making the Connection

DOCUMENTS:
 * [[file:PROJECT BASED LEARNING COMPONENTS.docx]]
 * [[file:RANDOM PBL IDEAS FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS.docx]]
 * [[file:360 Degree Questions -- Coors Field.docx]]

PBL OPTIONS:


 * Individual Projects
 * Paired Projects (2-3 people)
 * Single Grade Projects
 * Grade Gap Projects (EX: Pairing 1st and 5th Grade)
 * Projects with assigned roles: See this link as an example
 * All individual projects within a class or multigrade setting
 * All paired projects within an individual class or setting
 * Challenge-based PBL (provide a problem to solve)
 * Projects at off-campus sites
 * Service PBL (Example: How can we best show God's love to the shut ins in our church?)

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES IDENTIFIED IN 2016:


 * Three Lessons From Teaching Our First Project Based Learning Unit
 * Tips for Getting Started With Project Based Learning
 * Learning by Doing: A Teacher Transitions Into PBL
 * Links to Early Childhood Through 5th Grade PBL Classrooms

EXAMPLES OF PBL FOR 1ST AND 2ND GRADE:


 * Second Grade PBL
 * Project Based Learning in a Second Grade Classroom: My Story
 * First Grade PBL