If you work in a field long enough you live to see important ideas cycle back into practice, hopefully improved with age. That, I think, is what’s going to happen with challenge-based learning, a close cousin to the project-based learning work done notably by the team here at the New Tech Center for Excellence. I […]
Models of Inquiry That Meet Today’s Challenges Read More »
If you work in the PBL space for any length of time you will hear a constant refrain, false to its core, difficult to silence. It is the pedagogical equivalent of an “ear worm.” There is not a PBL workshop facilitator alive who hasn’t been told the following: “PBL is great and I would love
Standards-Based Design Using Gen AI Read More »
OpenAI’s release of the latest iteration of its software, ChatGPT4o, took my thinking about PBL and AI in a new direction. I’ve been loud and unwavering in my opinion of generative AI: It is the most effective tool for the strenuous task of designing a rigorous and relevant project. I’ve been less clear in my
How AI Impacts the Relationship Between Tutoring and PBL Read More »
It is almost 12 years to the day since I facilitated my first PBL workshop in China. The teachers in a gleaming Shanghai high school were smart and disciplined and eagerly asked questions. I loved the experience. Flash forward to 2024. Last week I visited Hangzhou for a PBL conference sponsored by the Zhejiang provincial
PBL in China: An Updated Review Read More »
Over the last nine months the blogs I’ve written for this space have focused on one topic: The need for teachers, administrators, parents, and students to become adept at using generative artificial intelligence to improve educational outcomes. We have explored the need to rewrite policy, revise curriculum standards, initiate professional development programs, amend definitions, adopt
Gen AI Is a PBL Teacher’s Best Design Companion Read More »
