Project-Based Learning: Getting Ready for the School Year

Are you getting ready for the school year and looking for some ideas for Project-Based Learning? One of the most important considerations as you prepare for Project-Based Learning is to have a plan for creating the right "culture" for these projects. Have you created a classroom "contract?" What are the routines and rituals that provide the framework for successful projects? 


Here are some links for veterans and novices alike: 

• Getting Started with Project-Based Learning (Hint: Don't Go Crazy):  http://www.edutopia.org/blog/project-based-learning-getting-started-basics-andrew-miller
  
• How did I start my very first project: http://bie.org/blog/how_did_i_start_my_very_first_project 
• 8 Essentials for Project-Based Learning: http://bie.org/object/document/8_essentials_for_project_based_learning
• The Leading E.D.G.E. Teaching & Learning Philosophy White Paper:  -http://www.realworldlearning.info/uploads/4/1/9/9/4199123/spec_whitepaper.pdf

• The Leading E.D.G.E. Sample Packet of Challenges (Projects):  http://www.realworldlearning.info/uploads/4/1/9/9/4199123/_3d_2009_sampler.doc

• The Leading E.D.G.E. Blueprint Packet-How to Write a Challenge (Project):  http://www.realworldlearning.info/uploads/4/1/9/9/4199123/3c_2012_blueprint.doc

• The Leading E.D.G.E. Challenge (Project) & Product Quality Checklist Template - Fill in the blank:  http://www.realworldlearning.info/uploads/4/1/9/9/4199123/challenge_template-fill_in.doc

• The Leading E.D.G.E. Tool Bucket - Tools, Activities, & Techniques for Project-based Learning:  http://www.realworldlearning.info/uploads/4/1/9/9/4199123/4a_toolbucket.doc
• 17 Intentions of a constructivist teacher:  https://docs.google.com/a/realworldlearning.info/document/d/1eyELfhaq0iuanJeyBDUpBls9ozqljrje4nyImAnG_yA/edit

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