num_pages: 240
description: Project based Learning (PBL) is gaining renewed attention with the current focus on college and career readiness and the performance-based emphases of Common Core Standards but only high-quality versions can deliver the beneficial outcomes that schools want for their students. It's not enough to just do projects. Today's projects need to be rigorous engaging and in-depth and they need to have student voice and choice built in. Such projects require careful planning and pedagogical skill. The authors -- leaders at the respected Buck Institute for Education -- take readers through the step-by-step process of how to create implement and assess PBL using a classroom-tested framework.
language: English
title: Setting the Standard for Project Based Learning
publisher: ASCD