I found that similarities exist among the otherwise very different educational settings I visited this past summer. Teachers provided evidence that PBL is an effective combination of their own successful teaching strategies. I received universal positive feedback on the use of the 10 Question Protocol as a way to plan a project with practical details and appropriate rigor.
I am confident there will be a lot of very good projects from these workshops that will energize teaching and learning this coming school year. I found working with teachers for this third straight summer the most rewarding yet and hope to continue guiding great PBL design at these fine schools and others.
-Blair (and Kelly….and Jade)