20 Tips for Managing Project-Based Learning!

I think Edutopia is probably my favourite educational site and as it's their 20th anniversary, they are producing a series of Top 20 lists, from the practical to the sublime. This is from the first one on the hot topic of project based learning. "20 Tips for Managing Project-Based Learning

1. Use Social Media
2. Meet with Team Representatives
3. Play "Slacker Hard Ball"
4. Formatively Assess Often
5. "Give Up Power to Empower"
6. Set and Debrief Goals for "Work"
7. Reflect on the Driving Question
8. Use Team Contracts
9. Group Students Intentionally
10. Have Students Choose Or Have Voice in Team Role
11. Differentiate Instruction through Grouping
12. Use Heterogeneous Grouping
13. Allow for Conflict
14. Celebrate Achievements
15. Give Useful and Accessible Feedback
16. Use and Return to the "Need to Know"
17. Hold Students Individually Accountable through Individual Products
18. Allow for Voice and Choice in Products
19. Demand High Expectations
20. Empower Students Absent with Achievable Goals

Bonus!
21. Create Engaging Projects that are Authentic and Relevant

A quick note on these tips: There is no real silver bullet to get every single kid under the sun engaged in your classroom, but good teachers use all the strategies they can muster. That is what these tips are; strategies which can help you ensure that all students work towards amazing PBL projects and other assessments in your classroom."

If you like this, you might like to read the whole article at edutopia.org.
Chris