Successful PBL Environments Require Interdisciplinary & Heterogeneous Settings.

An Inquiry by a Junior High School Social Sciences Teacher
John Lowell
Last Edited 2013

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Successful Project-Based Learning (PBL) requires an environment that is both interdisciplinary and heterogeneous. Throughout my project there are resources and guides for best practices using PBL, but even more important is an arguments and call for creating the ideal environment. While implementing PBL over the course of two school years, my experience has shown me that these two ingredients are necessary. At the same time, the research and examples provided throughout these web pages give voice to this call, that PBL environments should be heterogeneous and interdisciplinary. 

PBL - Interdisciplinary and Heterogeneous

Here is a link to an overview of my capstone project. Provided is the background behind the project, the context in which my question was formed, the technology integrations, and the needs of the learners. 

A Quest for Innovation

Linked here is an explanation for what I call, "A Quest for Innovation." Beginning with initial research, my Action Research Project, and further explorations into project-based learning and technology integration.