It's no secret that in today's complex world, students face unparalleled demands as they prepare for college, careers, and active citizenship. However, those demands won't be met without a fundamental shift from traditional, teacher-centered instruction toward innovative, student-centered teaching and learning. For schools ready to make such a shift, project-based learning (PBL) offers a proven framework to help students be better equipped to tackle future challenges.<p>Project Based Teachers encourage active questioning, curiosity, and peer learning; create learning environments in which every student has a voice; and have a mastery of content but are also comfortable responding to students' questions by saying, «I don’t know. Let's find out together.»<p>In this book, Suzie Boss and John Larmer build on the framework for Gold Standard PBL originally presented in <em>Setting the Standard for Project Based Learning</em> and explore the seven practices integral to Project Based Teaching:<ul><li>Build the Culture</li><li>Design and Plan</li><li>Align to Standards</li><li>Manage Activities</li><li>Assess Student Learning</li><li>Scaffold Student Learning</li><li>Engage and Coach</li></ul><p>For each practice, the authors present a wide range of practical strategies and include teachers' reflections about and suggestions from their classroom experiences.<p>This book and a related series of free videos provide a detailed look at what's happening in PBL classrooms from the perspective of the Project Based Teacher. Let's find out together.<p><em>A copublication of ASCD and Buck Institute for Education (BIE).</em>
