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.

"Shifting Minds 3.0: Redefining the Learning Landscape in Canada offers a vehicle for learning systems to reflect and inspire innovation that supports competency and resiliency in a global economy."

KEY MESSAGES
"*Surface changes in education will not equip students for the 21st century: change is needed at the core of educational practice.
*Whole-system reform requires conditions that support educators in examining and reshaping the foundations on which their practice is built.
*A dual strategy of both improvement and innovation is required to maintain stability while enabling forward momentum.
*Leaders watch for the fine balance between the need for autonomy to innovate at the school level and the desire for systemic and sustainable improvement.
*Diversity is messy but critical in order to minimize ‘group think’ and maximize the possible solutions that will meet real-world needs.
*Insights from complexity theory can help leaders think outside the box of the traditional system to inspire and spread positive changes.
*Change is inevitable: transformation is possible."

Getting Started - Thinking about the "Why" of PeBL.Shifting Minds 3.0 Redefining the Learning Landscape in Canada is a PDF produce by the board of C21 Canada. Author Penny, Milton.Milton, Penny. Shifting Minds 3.0: Redefining the Learning Landscape in Canada. C21 Canada, 2015.  

"Imagine the possibilities leading documents are a sequel to Shifting Minds 3.0 Redefining the Learning Landscape in Canada. They are designed to help leaders continue to seek evidence and growth of innovative system cultures that promote competencies needed in a digital economy."

"Skills Canada Saskatchewan is a not-for-profit Provincial Organization that promotes skilled trades and technologies to young people in Saskatchewan."

This site has a wealth of information about skills and tech and the trades in SK.

*Skills for success - learn about the skills you need for success - videos
*Skills competitions - find skills competitions
*Skills Profiles - learn about construction, employment, IT, manufacturing & engineering, services and transportation skills
*Programs - trade & tech days, National Skilled Trade and Tech Week

This is a cross curricular project revolving around the documentary The Social Dilemma. Students will write an essay and create an Action Plan to tackle the issues surrounding Social Media and it's pervasiveness in our lives. The outcomes covered are focused in Social 7, Health 7 and ELA 7. 

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

These guides are designed by the Global Digital
Citizen Foundation to help you gain a better
understanding of the 21st Century Fluencies and
how they work.
This guide contains a description of the stages of
Solution Fluency, as well as a perspective on the skills
each stage develops and why they are important for
our students?and everyone?to learn.
We hope this information will help you with the
development of the Fluencies as you work to infuse
them into your students' learning experiences.

Stem Projecst for K-12 Learners
STEM learning takes students on a cool journey of creativity, exploration, and true real-world relevance. Solution Fluency provides the building blocks
for this. It?s a way for students to learn good problem-solving skills and to become successful with any challenge. This STEM Project Ideas Book will
help them do exactly that.
Inside are STEM project ideas for years K?12. There are 12 awesome projects for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to choose from
with choices for primary, middle, and senior grades.
What if a scenario idea you like isn?t for your specific grade? No problem?these lesson 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 STEM learning to life for your students

See this Piktochart outlining the Eatonia School Spartans how they learn best. Included are information on:
- learning styles
- true colors
- left and right brain
- learning environment
- learning groups
- multiple intelligences
- how different grade levels learn

Great graphic to develop for portraying an overall picture of your school! Use it as an example template of how schools can organize the data from learner profiles for classes to make them useful throughout the year, post around your school, etc.

"C21 Canada and the CEO Academy provides a national forum for education leaders to share ideas and build capacity for system-wide transformation. The organization brings together executive leaders of school districts and knowledge-sector businesses who share the belief that 21st century competencies and innovations in learning must be scaled on an urgent basis. The Spiral Playbook: Leading with an inquiring mindset in school systems and schools points the way forward. It describes a sustainable approach to professional inquiry that aims to transform how educators learn and lead – with teams and across networks.

Order your copies of the Spiral Playbook. View the Spiral Playbook, the Quick Reference Guide or download a Slide Presentation."

Strategies for Academic Success accompanies the online first-year University of Saskatchewan Arts and Science course by the same name. The textbook has a reader-friendly format arranged to help you develop the essential skills and provide the information you need to succeed in university.

Student's prepared and read a children's book that demonstrate one of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Grit, Growth Mindset, SECRET skills, 21st Century Skills, Problem Solving, etc). The book was chosen for the student for the 1st round, then students chose their own book for the second round.

Use this kit to give your students a quiz to see if they struggle with organization issues, then teach them how to organize themselves with the information contained.

This is a reflection that students can fill out to self-asses their SECRET 21st century skills as well as look at their strengths and weakness.

This is a series of toolkits for older students.

The toolkits allow students to explore a topic, watch videos on the content, and apply what they learn.

Topics include:
Interacting with profs, library skills, managing your time, preparing for exams, presentation skills, reading textbooks, taking notes, thinking critically, working in groups, and writing.

Sun West 7 C & SECRET Guidebooks Grade 6 to 9 including: character, collaboration, communication and self-management.