How can I make my groups more effective?

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Group contracts provide clear roles and expectations in a Project Based Learning classroom. Without them, you might as well be trying to help the local food pantry by working with students in your entire lunch room! Ouch! Learners want to learn together. The know the...

Where does collaboration fit into PBL?

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Grouping is an effective way to help learners collaborate. Project Based Learning gives learners a reason to collaborate. One of the main reasons groups often go poorly is due to lack of structure. Groups take time and effort on our part. If putting learners together...

What are Employability Skills?

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We want our learners to land a job/career that gives them opportunities to succeed in the future. What do our industry partners want from our graduates? Ask industry professionals in your circle what they most look for in an interview. What we have found at Magnify...

How do I bring 21st Century Skills into PBL?

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How Do I Plan a PBL? Series #3: 21st Century Skills 21st Century Skills also known as Employability Skills can be defined as the transferable skills needed by an individual to make them ‘employable’. Along with good technical understanding and subject knowledge,...