Great links for incorporating project-based learning into your teaching style.
Buck Institute: Project-Based Learning Resources
http://www.bie.org/tools/freebies
The Buck Institute for Education is a leader in project- and problem-based learning. A number of useful tools are available for download from their Handbook for Project Based Learning. You must purchase the handbook, but the downloads are free.
4Teachers.org: Project-Based Learning Checklists
http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/
Find customizable checklists to use with projects in all curricular areas. Also read background on what makes project-based learning an effective classroom tool.
GLEF.org: Project-Based Learning
http://glef.org/php/keyword.php?id=037
The George Lucas Educational Foundation is one of the leaders in exploring project-based learning. They offer a comprehensive site, made especially appealing by its inclusion of profiles of success stories in a variety of schools.
Project-Based Learning with Multimedia
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/
If you're keen on integrating technology into project-based learning, this site will be a useful resource. You'll find suggestions on topics, rubrics, descriptions and analysis of project-based learning in real classrooms, and more.
University of Delaware: Problem-Based Learning
http://www.udel.edu/inst/
Problem-based learning differs from project-based learning mainly in its initial prompt to students: they have a real-world problem to solve. The University of Delaware offers a gateway to problem-based learning; see especially their Sample PBL Problems for good prompts.
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