Intro to PBL 1. What is PBL? 2. PBL Pedagogy 3. PBL Examples 4. Success Stories 5. PBL Resources

1. What is Project Based Learning (PBL)?

In research conducted by the AutoDesk Foundation, teachers from seventeen schools agreed that PBL exhibited similar characteristics:

Characteristics of project- based learning

Students make decisions, and they have a framework in which to do so.

There’s a problem without a predetermined solution.

Students design the process for reaching a solution.

Students are responsible for accessing and managing the information they gather.

Evaluation takes place continuously.

Students regularly reflect on what they’re doing.

A final product (not necessarily material) is produced and is evaluated for quality.

The classroom has an atmosphere that tolerates error and change.

Generally speaking,
students engaged in a project...

...choose what they will work on.

...plan their own project.

...participate in defining criteria and rubrics to assess their project.

...solve problems they encounter while working on their project.

...make some sort of presentation of their project.