This educator toolkit offers a general road map with a collection of tools and resources for developing and implementing a successful STEM-based project.

The detailed steps in Inquiry-Based Learning Educator Toolkit are outlined as follows:
STEP 1: Identify and Clarify Your Project Idea
STEP 2: Craft the Focus Question
STEP 3: Plan the Assessment
STEP 4: Launch the Project
STEP 5: Manage the Project
Conclusion, Appendix and References

"I’ve listed 100+ PBL ideas below to help get you started on the project-based learning journey. The ideas below that are hyperlinked will send you to the project that is already developed. Those that are not yet hyperlinked are some of our ideas for future projects. I can’t wait to share them out when they are finished. In the meantime, use them to get inspired and give you some ideas to start PBL with your students."

Project ideas are organized by Education Level, and the High School ideas are further organized by subject.

Outcomes:
The assignment focused on early Saskatchewan architecture.
DR4.1 discusses lifestyles and settlement patterns of the people of
Saskatchewan. It also looks at the styles, materials, and cultural
traditions in architecture.

Summary of plan for integrating creativity into my classroom this
year:
- My goal was to implement creativity in the form of a building
project in my Grade 4-6 Social class. We are focusing on
Saskatchewan. As a wrap up to Chapter 1 I had the students
build a model of a pioneer house. When focusing on how
geography can influence lifestyle choices, we looked at the
architecture of the past.

Fight Teacher Burn Out!!!!

Magic School AI has a chat bot similar to other popular AI sites, but what makes this site different is there are actually education-specific tools involved. MANY EDUCATIONAL TOOLS.

*You can even add specific Saskatchewan Outcomes (or other provinces/states) to many tools!

These include:
rubric maker
AI-resistant assignment suggestions
YouTube question generator
proofreader
conceptual understanding generator
science lab generator
student feedback tool
math spiral review generator *excellent for mastery learning and differentiation
unit planner
multi-step assignment generator
choice board creator
math story problems
exemplars and non-exemplars
vocab list generator
icebreakers
PBL generator
YouTube question generator
decodable text generator
teacher joke generator
text rewriter tool
diagnostic assessment generator
multiple choice quiz generator
coach's sports practice generator
informational text generator
data table analysis generator
e-mail family tool
3D science assessment generator
class newsletter tool
IEP suggestion generator
text translator tool
text dependent questions
reading quiz generator
common misconception generator
clear directions
text analysis assignment generator
text scaffolder tool
& more

& much more!

Resources include:
*What is PBL?
*Planning a Unit (forms for elementary, middle school and high school)
*6 As of PBL Design
*Structure of PBL
*Culture and PBL
*21st Century Skills
& More

Students will be provided opportunities to learn this unit with how they learn best:

o Path: Students will choose if they want to work independently or with a partner (once that decision is made the partner will be chosen by the instructor) & Students will have a series of choices for projects to choose from and parameters on number of project for outcomes

o Place: Students will be able to work where they work best, providing they show evidence of self-regulation

o Pace: Students will be able to work through the project at their own pace with regular teacher check-ins and a hard deadline

Student examples are grouped by age.
Examples of products are included for Pre-K right through Grade 12.

This is a collection of excellent webinars from the online Project Based Learning Summit.

In this PBL students were given the role of meteorologists. Students need to track weather locally and from around the world, create weather instruments, collect local weather data using the instruments they created, and present their findings in a mock weather broadcast.
Students needed to collaborate and think critically to create devices, to decide on what data to track and how to present their weather forecast to the public

This is a resource teachers and students can use to plan out their projects.

The following is a collection of resources & project plans teachers made at the Future Design School Workshop.

Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning
John Larmer and John R. Mergendoller

Some "projects" border on busywork. Others involve meaningful inquiry that engages students' minds.

This article outlines the seven essential inclusions to make PBL a success for you and your students.

Bring PBL to Your Classroom
Project-based learning is a big part of today?s modern learning
environments. It takes students on a cool journey of creativity,
exploration, and true real-world relevance. What does PBL look
like in action in your classroom?
Solution Fluency provides the building blocks for PBL. It?s a
way for students to learn good problem-solving skills and to
become successful with any challenge.
This PBL Ideas Book will help them do exactly that. Inside are
classroom project ideas for years K?12. There are 9 awesome
projects to choose from with choices for primary, middle, and
senior grades. But wait?what if the scenario idea you like isn?t for
your specific grade?
No problem at all. These PBL ideas are customizable and
scalable for any grade level. They?re also cross-curricular in
nature, and can be adapted to other subject areas.
Explore these scenarios and think creatively about how you
can bring them to life for your students

Students take an in-depth look at what goes into planning a research project, which prepares them to take the lead on their own projects. Examining a case study, students first practice planning a research project that compares traditional cook stoves to improved cook stoves for use in the developing world. Then they compare their plans to one used in the real-world by professional researchers, gaining perspective and details on the thought and planning that goes into good research work. Then students are provided with example materials, a blank template and support to take them from brainstorming to completing a detailed research plan for their own air quality research projects. Conducting students’ AQ-IQ research studies requires additional time and equipment beyond this planning activity. Then after the data is collected and analyzed, teams interpret the data and present summary research posters by conducting the next associated activity Numerous student handouts and a PowerPoint® presentation are provided.

Thrively is a website that helps kids find online and local activities that fit their particular interests. Thrively was created with input from pediatric neuropsychologists, and the site bursts with teacher-contributed lesson plans and ideas. Once a teacher sets up a class, kids take an assessment that identifies 23 potential strengths. The site then suggests activities tailored to kids' interests and strengths; Thrively says it has more than 100,000 on file and has recently created new content related to projects, videos, journaling, and career pathway maps. Kids can click on a "Done It" button when they've completed an activity, and progress can be viewed using site dashboards. Users can also share activity boards with other members of their social circle.

Project-based learning, or PBL, challenges students to design and engage in more authentic, extended, and complex learning. But while PBL is a trusted strategy for increasing student engagement and learning, it's not easy to orchestrate. There are tons of moving pieces, and if you're doing it right, students will be engaging in a variety of interest-driven projects all with various needs and on different schedules. So how do you manage it all? Tech can be a huge help. This list gathers some useful productivity and organization tools that can help both teachers and students keep track of, finish, and assess projects. There are also a few tools designed specifically for PBL, as well as plug-and-play PBL experiences.

This article looks at a short and sweet way to try PBL/Inquiry/Passion Projects/Genius hour,

You can do this for a day or a week.

A recent blog by Grant Wiggins affirmed what I have long believed about creativity: it is a 21st-century skill we can teach and assess. Creativity fosters deeper learning, builds confidence and creates a student ready for college and career.

However, many teachers don't know how to implement the teaching and assessment of creativity in their classrooms. While we may have the tools to teach and assess content, creativity is another matter, especially if we want to be intentional about teaching it as a 21st-century skill. In a PBL project, some teachers focus on just one skill, while others focus on many. Here are some strategies educators can use tomorrow to get started teaching and assessing creativity -- just one more highly necessary skill in that 21st-century toolkit.