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Project Based Learning for all. We build the capacity of teachers and school leaders to design and facilitate quality Project Based Learning.
Overview
Location
United States, California, Novato
Total raised
$2.9M
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 9
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| Aug 7, 2017 | How to Use Real World Problems to Teach Design Thinking, 3D Printing and Collaboration | Rich Lehrer knew that 3D printers could do more than spit out keychains and Yoda heads. In 2013, he led a group of eighth graders at the Brookwood School in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts that designed and printed a prosthetic hand fo... |
| Aug 18, 2016 | VR, PBL, and OERs: 4 High Hopes for Learning with Edtech in the New School Year | Using technology in schools is no longer just about preparing our students for college and career. Not only do they need the skills to navigate and utilize technology, but they need to understand how technology can connect them with people,... |
| Apr 20, 2016 | Reassessing the Assessment: How High-Stakes Testing Inhibits K-12 Innovation | This article is an excerpt from “Edtech, ESSA, and the SAT: Is the Use of Data in Schools Destroying K-12 Innovation?” The talk was given at the University of Virginia’s Data Science Institute on April 18. When I served as a 6th grade scien... |
| Jun 27, 2015 | It’s A Small World After All: Project-Based Learning Picks up Speed Internationally | Every year, the annual PBL World conference attracts educators far and wide to Napa, CA, to partake in five days of intensive training in project-based learning where they hear the latest news from authors and thought leaders, and attend wo... |
| Apr 12, 2015 | Redefining Tech, Culture and Curriculum at Katherine Smith Elementary | EdSurge has a collection of resources and templates to help schools and districts increase their success in assessing the needs they should fill. It's called the Edtech Selection Playbook, and you can download it below! In an ever-chan... |
| Aug 5, 2014 | Future Bosses in the Making: A Meeting with 'Junior CEOs' at Katherine Smith Elementary | Summer interns typically spend the day taking notes, performing data entry, and stuck with the ignoble task of making coffee. But in San Jose, CA, 15 interns are calling the shots like CEOs, charged with driving product design and user enga... |
| Jun 12, 2014 | Startup Spotlight: Zombie-Based Learning uses zombie comics to help students learn more effectively | Zombie-Based Learning CEO David Hunter and CMO Kishari Sing. Photo via Mike Morita. As a middle and high school student, David Hunter wasn’t fond of the “stand and deliver” method of teaching. After dropping out, coming back to college to e... |
| Aug 20, 2013 | The Secret Heritage of Game-Based Learning | Schools are popping up across the country where game-like learning gets incorporated into everything from the curriculum and pedagogy to the entire school environment. Kids learn through “quests,” instead of worksheets. They simulate and cr... |
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FAQ about PBLWorks
How much funding has PBLWorks raised?
PBLWorks has raised $2.9M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about PBLWorks?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning PBLWorks, among them “How to Use Real World Problems to Teach Design Thinking, 3D Printing and Collaboration” (Aug 7, 2017) and “VR, PBL, and OERs: 4 High Hopes for Learning with Edtech in the New School Year” (Aug 18, 2016).
Is PBLWorks still active?
Yes, PBLWorks is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 22, 2019.