Project Based Learning Teacher Resources

This video describes how a group of fifth-grade students learned about historical tools through the use of their technology, research and writing skills. Includes a discussion of a project-based learning field trip. 10 minutes, 4 seconds

Houghton Mifflin has created a comprehensive resource for project-based learning. This site is full of ideas, explanations, projects, and more.

By following the guidelines provided by moving through the organizational links on this page, teachers can learn how to create, facilitate, and assess successful project-based learning units for any grade level.

[Free Registration/Login Required] PBL-online is a helpful website for educators with training, planning and an exhaustive library of project based learning projects. Credits can be earned through select classes offered.

[Free Registration/Login Required] By utilizing project-based learning students will work extensively on inquiry methods in an effort to successfully understand the academic content. BIE provides a variety of free rubrics to measure...

Check out this short video explaining project-based learning. [3:50]

A project-based learning checklist and rubric generator helps keep students on track and allows them to take responsibility for their own learning through peer- and self-evaluation. Create checklists for writing and science projects,...

Choosing an end product for PBL can be challenging due to the sheer number of possibilities. To encourage high-level products, it is beneficial to know students' interests and learning styles. The following product grid categorizes...

Houghton Mifflin has created a comprehensive resource for project-based learning. This site is full of ideas, explanations, projects, and more.

Check out this site to view a comprehensive list of criteria for project-based learning. This simple list is the perfect resource for parents, teachers, and students.

Learn how to use open-ended and directed questions to drive the development of driving questions for project-based learning to take place. This includes several charts and checklists to help teachers develop good driving questions or to...

This resource looks at project-based learning. Students and teachers will benefit from some of the basic information presented in this article concerning the different aspects of project-based learning.

Let our students introduce you to the model . . . View their 25-minute video, "MummifiedChickens, Mutant Frogs and Rockets to the Moon" - a student-generated video introducing project-project based learning.

Explore ideas for project-based learning with a focus on digital citizenship skills.

Presents a chart by Amy Mayer that explains the important differences between projects and PBL.

Make projects more than mere busy work for students after absorbing the content of this article.

[Free Registration/Login Required] As an educator do you struggle with how to assess students' learning in PBL framework? This video addresses the common assessment issues in PBL, how to assess content knowledge in a project, how to...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A look at the use of the resource of Edmodo in PBL classrooms. Learn how the different features aid in managing a PBL environment. Site includes both an article and video. [46:58]

[Free Registration/Login Required] A video and an article explaining how to get the school to understand the benefits of PBL. Build parent support by using these successful strategies for both teachers and administration. [17:44]

[Free Registration/Login Required] If you are interested in learning to develop project-based learning in your classroom, this BIE resource list give you most of the information you need, from background to webinars, and from planning...

The articles and video segments in this newsletter allow one to see best practices in action. Content includes a video gallery, free instructional modules, and interactive case studies.

This article gives a brief overview of project-based learning and its effectiveness as an instructional strategy as well as its potential to help develop 21st century skills. Requires Adobe Reader.

This article gives a brief overview of project-based learning and its effectiveness as an instructional strategy as well as its potential to help develop 21st century skills. Requires Adobe Reader.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This article and video addresses the ability of students to produce quality work which is a common concern of teachers with Project Based Learning. Learn how to guide students to create high quality...