John Larmer

Blog Posts

Tags Project-Based Learning
June 5, 2012

Everyone thinks that Project-Based Learning has something to do with "authentic" learning. But not everyone agrees what this means.

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Tags Game-Based Learning
March 21, 2012
David Ross

It was September 13, 2011, and we were just about to hear a talk by James Paul Gee, author of...

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Tags Project-Based Learning
July 7, 2011

In today's world of standards, testing, scripted literacy models, and the use of strictly-followed commercial programs for teaching math, many teachers and principals in elementary schools do not think project-based learning is possible.

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Tags Assessment
July 1, 2011

Editor's Note: John Larmer is the Director of Product Development at the Buck Institute for Education.

Many teachers and administrators -- not to mention the general public -- might have the wrong impression of PBL. Maybe they have...

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