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Assessing Project-Based Learning

Click here to jump to the Self Evaluation PBL Assessments below: Evaluating Our Practice The benefits of a student-led, project-based…

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Strategies for Empowering Students to Own Their Learning

In December, I argued that students need context and confidence to be engaged in their learning. This month, we’ll look at what might be…

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SmartLab Wins 2022 STEM/STEAM Instructional Solution of the Year

Last week, SmartLab was awarded STEM/STEAM Instructional Solution of the Year by the Institute for Education…

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Watch the Webinar: Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement PBL + STEM Initiatives (November 15, 2022)

Watch the ESSER Funding Webinar Today! What are the most effective and impactful ways to spend ESSER Funding? What decision-making…

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College and Career Readiness: From Thriving to Surviving

Technology skills are only one part of STEM/STEAM “We are becoming an economy based on power skills.” In the midst of my research…

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Project-Based Learning & SEL – the Most Important Things You Can Teach Students | SmartLab Learning

Children go to school to learn more than their ABC’s and 123’s. Social-emotional skills are just as important as…

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Project Examples: Teaching STEM Through PBL

PBL and STEM have been around long enough to earn the dubious distinctions of:   Buzz words or not, these two aren’t going…

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Visit A Lab

Ready to start planning your own SmartLab? We’re excited to hear from…

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Facilitator Spotlight: Chris Young

The Oakwood School Innovation Lab Greenville, North Carolina Grades 8-12 How long have you been a SmartLab Facilitator?  3 Years What…

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Engagement is Foundational to Any Learning Outcome

Thirteen-year-old Allison was on the verge of tears. It was November and she did not want to go to school only to sit through another…

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How to Increase Student Engagement

Increasing student engagement is vital to creating and sustaining enthusiasm for learning in children of all ages. When young learners…

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Press Release: Ten New Schools Use EANS Funding to Support PBL and STEAM

SmartLab Learning partners with California Catholic Diocese Schools to help them implement their innovative learning systems using…

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12 Project Based Learning (PBL) Examples

Project Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students are engaged in learning through active exploration. In PBL, classrooms…

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