Classroom Management and PBL Blog for Grades 6-12 Teachers
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Project Based Learning Driving Question Examples for Grades 6–12
Strong driving questions are the engine of every successful PBL unit. Here are real examples across science, social studies, math, and ELA — with an explanation of what makes each work, a side-by-side comparison of weak versus strong questions, and a five-step revision formula teachers can use today.
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Teaching After a Long Weekend: A 3-Day Weekend Classroom Plan
The Friday before and the Tuesday after a long weekend are the two days most teachers write off. Here’s the built-game and webquest plan I use to introduce new material on both of them — and why notes don’t get taken until Wednesday.
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Project Based Learning High Schools Can Use Without Rebuilding the Schedule
Project-based learning in high schools works inside ordinary bell schedules, existing standards, and standard grading systems. Three implementation models — single-teacher, coordinated, and schoolwide — with practical guidance on scaffolding, special populations, and what administrators must protect.
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Student Voice and Choice: How Much Control Should Students Really Have?
Student voice and choice runs on a continuum from no choice to student-led decision-making. This article examines where authentic choice lives in grades 6 through 12, how to tell it from cosmetic choice, and where adults must stay in charge.
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Rubric for Project Based Learning: A Free Editable Grades 6–12 Template
A free editable PBL rubric measuring content knowledge, inquiry, evidence, application, collaboration, revision, communication, and reflection—with individual and student-friendly versions for grades 6 through 12.
