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Apr 1, 20202 min read

Can you students save a city from upcoming water shortages?

Cities and countries around the world are facing unprecedented water shortages. Climate change and a growing population are both...

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Mar 10, 20205 min read

How to create a "Future-proof" PBL unit

In the last decade, educational institutions are grappling with a big, hairy, existential question. What is the purpose of an education?...

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Mar 10, 20204 min read

Making PBL Work at Australian Christian College

‘How are we preparing our students for a future like this?’ – how a simple question sparked a significant shift in the way Australian...

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Feb 5, 20208 min read

How to design and plan an interdisciplinary PBL unit

Interdisciplinary learning is a growing trend within secondary schools around Australia. It is increasingly uncommon for a school not to...

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Feb 4, 20209 min read

Making PBL work at Loyola College

‘Take chances, make mistakes and get messy’ – how the Humanities team at Loyola College shifted their curriculum delivery towards deeper...

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Nov 27, 20196 min read

Taking inspiration from computer games to enhance your PBL program

Long considered little more than a distraction from more productive tasks, it would seem strange to turn to computer games for...

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Nov 27, 20196 min read

Fine-tuning PBL for Year 7 students

What do you do when you are starting a new school and want to incorporate PBL as one of the key pedagogies? The answer is: treat the...

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Nov 18, 20192 min read

Can your students address the urban crisis and make cities more livable in Big Australia?

Recent estimates suggest that Australia could hit a population of 30 million by 2029, 40 million by 2050, and as many as 50 million by...

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Nov 18, 20192 min read

Can your students help fight ocean plastic waste?

Over 8 million tonnes of plastic enter our oceans each year. Shockingly, it is now estimated that by 2050 there will be more plastic in...

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Oct 30, 20198 min read

Making Project-Based Learning Work at Chisholm Catholic College

By Paul Shanahan (Head of Science) & Melissa Galea (Assistant Head of Science) Chisholm Catholic College For the Science Learning Area at...

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Oct 30, 20193 min read

Teaching and Assessing General Capabilities Through Project-based Learning (Part 1)

The incorporation of General Capabilities into the Australian Curriculum raised a number of issues for schools, most of which are yet to...

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Oct 30, 20193 min read

How to pick a PBL theme that will engage students

Before we jump into the “How” of picking a theme for PBL, it is important to quickly review the role of the theme in PBL and why it is so...

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Jan 22, 20191 min read

8 Keys to Making PBL Work

Concordia University Portland is dedicated to envisioning the classrooms of the future, and have a long experimental history with PBL. In...

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Jan 22, 20191 min read

Making PBL Part of a School's DNA

Winton Woods is part of the New Tech Network, which has put PBL at the heart of the school's instructional methodology. In this article...

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Jan 22, 20191 min read

100% of this school's teaching is through PBL.

Manor New Tech High in Texas, USA has experienced such high levels of success, outperforming the Texas benchmarks, that it has moved to...

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Jan 22, 20191 min read

School district adopts PBL to increase college readiness.

Maury County in the US have phased in PBL as a major component of their instruction. Having been overwhelmed by studies showing the...

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Jan 22, 20191 min read

Making PBL Work

Looking for inspiration as to what the outcomes might be if you were to incorporate PBL into your classroom? Check out these 3 great...

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