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PBL Lab, Stanford University (124 words) |
 | The PBL Lab is the home of an integrated research and curriculum development effort launched in 1993 in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. |
 | PBL is a process of teaching and learning that focuses on problem based, project centered activities that produce a product for a client. |
 | PBL will be based on re-engineering processes that bring people from multiple disciplines together. |
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BIE.org: Project Based Learning: Handbook: Introduction (2477 words) |
 | PBL is an attempt to create new instructional practices that reflect the environment in which children now live and learn. |
 | PBL is a way of working with students as they discover more about themselves and the world, and that brings job satisfaction. |
 | PBL can contribute significantly to this process by encouraging teacher collaboration, motivating students to achieve, using the tools and language of project management and organizational change, and helping to incorporate school-wide learning outcomes into the curriculum. |