Resources

Resources are listed in the order in which they apply to the book.

Introduction: Why Project Based Learning?

• Start with Why (TEDx Talk) – Simon Sinek
• Start with Why (book) – Simon Sinek
• Quaglia Institute School Voice Report 2016
• NACE Job Outlook 2020

Chapter 1: How Do I Structure a PBL Experience?

• Project Planning Template
• Progress Assessment Tool Template
• Sample Project: Kindness – A Class Act (primary grades)
• Sample Project: Summer Reading Breakdown (English)
• Sample Project: London Bridges Falling Down? (math)
• Sample Project: Take Action (high school social studies)

• Gold Standard PBL: Essential Project Design Elements (article) – PBLWorks
• Gold Standard PBL: Project Design Rubric – PBLWorks
• Main Course Not Dessert (article) – John Larmer & John Mergendoller, PBLWorks
• Fly Me to the Moon (blog post) – Jeff Zoul

• Understanding by Design (book) – Grant Wiggins & Jay McTighe
• Solving 25 Problems in Unit Design (book) – Jay McTighe & Grant Wiggins
• What Makes a Question Essential? (article) – Jay McTighe & Grant Wiggins, ASCD
• Essential Questions (book) – Jay McTighe & Grant Wiggins

• 5 Standards Converted to Learning Targets
• Build It Together: Co-Constructing Success Criteria with Students (podcast/blog post) – Starr Sackstein, Cult of Pedagogy by Jennifer Gonzalez
• Tame the Beast: Tips for Designing and Using Rubrics (article) – Andrew Miller, Edutopia
• How to Create and Use Rubrics for Formative Assessment and Grading (book) – Susan Brookhart
• Reflection Prompts

• PBLWorks
• PBLWorks – Project Videos and Rubrics
• Edutopia – Project Based Learning
• Getting Smart
• NextLesson

Chapter 2: How Do I Get Grades?

• Redos, Retakes, and Do-Overs – Part One (Video) – Rick Wormeli
• Redos, Retakes, and Do-Overs – Part Two (Video) – Rick Wormeli
• Fair Isn’t Always Equal (book) – Rick Wormeli
• 15 Fixes for Broken Grades – Ken O’Connor
• A Repair Kit for Grading (book) – Ken O’Connor

• The Puzzle of Motivation (TED Talk) – Daniel Pink
• Drive (book) – Daniel Pink
• The Case Against Grades (article) – Alfie Kohn

• Seven Keys to Effective Feedback (article) – Grant Wiggins, Educational Leadership
• What Feedback Is and Isn’t (blog post) – Grant Wiggins
• Self-Assessment Protocols
• Peer Assessment Protocols
• Inside the Pixar Braintrust (article) – Ed Catmull, Fast Company
• Thanks for the Feedback (book) – Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen
• Peer Feedback in the Classroom (book) – Starr Sackstein

Chapter 3: How Do I Conference With Students?

• How’s It Going? (book) – Carl Anderson
• A Teacher’s Guide to Writing Conferences (book) – Carl Anderson
• The Writing Workshop (book) – Katie Wood Ray
• Five Reasons to Stop Saying “Good Job!” (article) – Alfie Kohn

Chapter 4: How Do I Include Direct Instruction?

• The Reading Workshop Mini-Lesson (article) – Children’s Literacy Initiative
• The Writing Workshop Mini-Lesson (article) – Children’s Literacy Initiative
• Workshop – Types of Mini-Lessons

• Project Zero’s Thinking Routine Toolbox (website)
• Making Thinking Visible (book) – Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, Karin Morrison
• The Power of Making Thinking Visible (book) – Ron Ritchhart & Mark Church
• National School Reform Faculty Protocols (website)
• School Reform Initiative Protocols (website)
• EL Education Protocols (website)

• Presentation Zen (book) – Garr Reynolds
• Nancy Duarte on Amazon

Chapter 5: How Do I Build a PBL Culture?

• Why Teacher-Student Relationships Matter (article) – Sarah Sparks, Education Week
• Making Sure Each Child Is Known (video) – Edutopia
• Edutopia – Social and Emotional Learning

• G-R-O-U-P W-O-R-K Doesn’t Spell Collaboration (article) – Timothy Quinn, Education Week
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (book) – Patrick Lencioni

• Spaghetti Marshmallow Challenge – Stanford d.school
• Build a Tower, Build a Team (TED Talk) – Tom Wujec
• 10 Exercises to Build Your Creative Confidence – IDEO

• Creative Confidence (book) – Tom Kelley & David Kelley
• Creativity, Inc. (book) – Ed Catmull
• Change by Design (book) – Tim Brown
• Radical Candor (book) – Kim Scott
• Steal Like an Artist (book) – Austin Kleon
• IDEO on 60 Minutes (video)
• Caine’s Arcade (video/blog post)
• Austin’s Butterfly (video) – Ron Berger
• A Day in the Life of an Amazon Package (video)
• Do Schools Kill Creativity? (TED Talk) – Sir Ken Robinson
• How to Manage for Collective Creativity (TEDx Talk) – Linda Hill
• Stop Stealing Dreams (TEDx Talk) – Seth Godin
• Math Class Needs a Makeover (TEDx Talk) – Dan Meyer
• Every Kid Needs a Champion (TED Talk) – Rita Pierson

• The Power of Believing That You Can Improve (TED Talk) – Carol Dweck
• Mindset (book) – Carol Dweck

Chapter 6: How Do I Manage the Chaos?

• Campfires in Cyberspace (article) – David Thornburg
• 12 Ways to Upgrade Your Classroom Design (podcast/blog post) – Bob Dillon, Cult of Pedagogy by Jennifer Gonzalez
• Why the 21st Century Classroom May Remind You of Starbucks (article) – Kayla Delzer, EdSurge
• 10+ Tips for Using Brain-Based Methods to Redesign Your Classroom (article) – Erin Klein, EdSurge
• 7 Outstanding K–8 Flexible Classrooms (article) – Stephen Merrill, Edutopia
• 16 Awesome Flexible-Seating Classrooms That’ll Blow Your Teacher Mind (article) – Bored Teachers
• Blueprint for Tomorrow (book) – Prakash Nair
• The Space (book) – Rebecca Hare & Bob Dillon
• The Third Teacher (book) – Bruce Mau Design
• Make Space (book) – Scott Doorley & Scott Witthoft

Chapter 7: How Does Inquiry Relate to PBL?

• Khan Academy Does Angry Birds (video/blog post) – Dan Meyer
• The Many Levels of Inquiry (article) – Heather Banchi & Randy Bell

• Bloom’s Taxonomy (article) – Patricia Armstrong, Vanderbilt University
• What Is Depth of Knowledge? (article) – Erik Francis, ASCD
• A Guide for Using Webb’s Depth of Knowledge with Common Core State Standards (slide deck) – Karin Hess
• The Hess Cognitive Rigor Matrix (article) – Karin Hess
• Cognitive Rigor & DOK (resources) – Karin Hess

• Question Formulation Technique Outline – Right Question Institute
• Right Question Institute – Education
• Make Just One Change (book) – Dan Rothstein & Luz Santana
• UbD and Inquiry – a Response to 2 Questions (blog post) – Grant Wiggins

Chapter 8: How Do I Get Started with PBL?

• GRASPS Design Sheets – Jay McTighe & Grant Wiggins
• Alan November at TEDxNYED (TEDx Talk) – Alan November
• 7 Important Questions Before Implementing Digital Portfolios (blog post) – George Couros
• Resources on Blogs as Digital Portfolios (blog post) – George Couros
• Common Sense Education – K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum
• 10 Ways to Empower Students With Choice (video/blog post) – John Spencer

• Your Top 10 Genius Hour Questions Answered (podcast/blog post) – A.J. Juliani, Cult of Pedagogy by Jennifer Gonzalez
• Genius Hour / 20% Time LiveBinder – Joy Kirr
• Genius Hour (book) – Andi McNair
• Genius Hour Resource Page – Andi McNair
• Pure Genius (book) – Don Wettrick

Conclusion: Questions. Answers. Actions.

• Switch (book) – Chip Heath & Dan Heath
• Daring Greatly (book) – Brené Brown
• “Yes, but…” – Misconceptions About Standards-Based Reforms (article) – Grant Wiggins & Jay McTighe

Appendix: WHERE CAN I FIND MORE?

• Project Planning Template
• Progress Assessment Tool Template
• Sample Project: Kindness – A Class Act (primary grades)
• Sample Project: Summer Reading Breakdown (English)
• Sample Project: London Bridges Falling Down? (math)
• Sample Project: Take Action (high school social studies)

eBook: How Else Can Inquiry Happen?

• An Introduction to Design Thinking PROCESS GUIDE – Stanford d.school
• Design Thinking for Educators (website) – IDEO
• The LAUNCH Cycle: A K-12 Design Thinking Framework (video/article) – John Spencer
• LAUNCH (book) – John Spencer & A.J. Juliani

• Your Top 10 Genius Hour Questions Answered (podcast/blog post) – A.J. Juliani, Cult of Pedagogy by Jennifer Gonzalez
• Genius Hour / 20% Time LiveBinder – Joy Kirr
• Genius Hour (book) – Andi McNair
• Genius Hour Resource Page – Andi McNair
• Pure Genius (book) – Don Wettrick

• Teaching and Learning Approaches Chart – Barbara Bray & Kathleen McClaskey
• Teaching and Learning Approaches Chart (article) – Barbara Bray & Kathleen McClaskey
• Crosswalk of the Elements of Learner Agency Across the Stages of Personalized Learning Environments – Barbara Bray & Kathleen McClaskey
• Make Learning Personal (book) – Barbara Bray & Kathleen McClaskey
• How to Personalize Learning (book) – Barbara Bray & Kathleen McClaskey

• Framework for Maker Education (podcast/blog post) – Jackie Gerstein, Rethinking Learning by Barbara Bray
• Worlds of Making (book) – Laura Fleming
• The Kickstart Guide to Making GREAT Makerspaces (book) – Laura Fleming

eBook: How Do I Lead Project Based Learning?

• What Teachers Want You to Know: A Note to School Administrators (blog post) – Jennifer Gonzalez, Cult of Pedagogy
• 5 Reasons Leaders Need to Encourage Teacher Voice (article) – Peter DeWitt, Education Week
• The 8-Step Process for Leading Change – John Kotter
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (website) – Franklin Covey
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (book) – Stephen Covey

• Edutopia – Professional Development
• Planning Professional Learning (article) – Tom Guskey, Educational Leadership
• Does It Make a Difference? Evaluating Professional Development (article) – Tom Guskey, Educational Leadership
• Evaluating Professional Development (book) – Tom Guskey