This is a special PBL Showcase consisting of four standout PBL Showcases over the last year that I want to highlight. I’ll introduce each episode and share a clip. You can find links to the full episodes at the bottom of the page. Our “need to know” revolves around finding PBL ideas. 

Once you get started you’ll see ideas everywhere, but a great way to start is to collaborate with other educators. It's our goal to simplify PBL in order to get 51% of schools using PBL by the year 2051. We have this podcast, a YouTube channel, and the PBL Simplified book coming out on January 17th. 

Episode Highlights: 

[03:38] "Need to know" How do you come up with a PBL idea?

[06:49] Our PBL Showcases are full of ideas and implementation that could give you ideas to build context around your learners.

[10:13] Episode 65. They found local problems from the school office and used science to find the solutions. Another class partnered with a counselor and life skills teacher and created fidget toys.

[17:00] Episode 76 turned kindergartners and first graders into authors and editors. They reached out to the community and a nursing home to create books to sell in order to get iPads for the residents. 

[21:57] Episode 98 is an example of an idea shifting with the learners. The class used buckets to gather water after reading about girls in Africa having to collect water. They ended up doing two projects. 

[26:36] Episode 63 has clips from young learners sharing why they like PBL and why you should implement it in your school. 

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