Research & Publications
As an expert in the field of Project Based Learning, Jenny Pieratt, PhD has been published by leading practitioner-based sources across the country. Check out these resources to help develop your craft:
Project Based Learning:
- How to create a PBL Lesson, Cult of Pedagogy
- How to use Summer to Close Student Learning Gaps, Teaching Channel
- Unpacking Privilege with Children trough Sports and PBL, Teaching Channel
- What Self-Reflection, Peer Evaluation and Assessment look like in early elementary, Getting Smart
- 3 Ways to Keep it Real with PBL, Corwin Connect
- Why we need to Keep it Real with PBL, Corwin Connect
- Why PBL Makes me Unapologetic, Corwin Connect
- God Save the Routine: Debunking 5 PBL myths, ASCD
- Assessment and other Dirty Words in PBL, Teaching Channel
- Tech as your Secret Weapon in PBL, CUE
- 3 Simple Steps to Project Ideation, Teaching Channel
- Deciding When PBL Makes Sense for your Year, Teaching Channel
- Small but Mighty: Voice and Choice in PBL, Teaching Channel
- Getting Ready for the PBL Paradigm Shift, Getting Smart
- Integrating the QFT in the PBL Launch, Right Question Institute
- Differentiation in PBL, Buck Institute for Education
- The Power of Collaboration in PBL, Project Foundry
- Using Infographics in PBL, Infogram
- Writing on the Walls: Graffiti as Art- An Interdisciplinary Project, Edutopia
- The Power of Art in PBL, Defined Learning
- “Keeping sports fans engaged in learning”, San Diego Union Tribune
Podcast Interviews/Webinars:
- PBL-Lite for the Fall, Indiana Connected Educators Virtual Conference
- Demystifying PBL, Compass Educators
- Jenny Pieratt on Powerful PBL, Getting Smart
- Keeping it real with PBL, Planning Period Podcast with Brad Shreffler
- 5 Ways to Come up with Project Ideas, 10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Vicki Davis
- Crafting Authentic Learning Experiences, Teachers on Fire
- Activating Authentic PBL, Edcurrent-Newsela
- The benefits of PBL, Inspiring Teachers Show
- Teacher Talks Podcast: PBL with Jenny Pieratt, Teaching Channel
- PBL for Authentic Learning, AZK12 3 Ps in a Pod
- Project-based learning IRL: Differentiation webinar, Newsela/Edcurrent
- On writing Keeping it Real with PBL, Born to Write Podcast
Virtual Learning
- PBL Lite for the Fall, Getting Smart
- Why PBL Can’t Wait, Getting Smart
- Golden Opportunities for PBL Ahead, Teaching Channel
- Sharing the assessment load in virtual learning, Corwin Connect
- Making a case for Science and Social Studies, Getting Smart
- How to do the Feedback Loop in Distance Learning, Teaching Channel
- 5 Tips for Designing Asynchronous Learning, Corwin Press
- 3 Practices to teach 21st Century Skills in a Virtual Classroom, Teaching Channel
- Tech Tools to Take PBL Online, Corwin Press
Parent/Homeschool Resources:
- Reflections on Homeschooling with PBL, The Homeschool Project Podcast
- 7 benefits to Choosing a Private School, San Diego Family Magazine
- Questions to Ask When Considering Private School, San Diego Family Magazine
- Tips to keep kids engaged in learning at home, San Diego Family Magazine
- Meaningful learning at home, Part II, San Diego Family Magazine
- Learning Pods 101: Tutor-led, teacher-led, or parent-led? , San Diego Family Magazine
- 3 Tips for working parents to survive COVID-19, San Diego Moms Blog
- 4 Tips for Parent Communication in PBL, Teaching Channel
- Bridging the home-school PBL Connection:5 Wins when involving parents, Teaching Channel
- Helping Parents Understand PBL, Teaching Channel
- HQPBL for Parents {in Spanish}, Desescolarizados-La red para familias que educan sin escuela
School Leaders/Professional Development:
- Leading Adult Learning in COVID-19, Getting Smart
- Making PBL Stick: All it takes is 5 minutes, Getting Smart
- Making PBL Stick Part II: Leading a Reflective Year, Getting Smart
- Advice for PBL Alignment, Headrush
- 3 Steps to Supporting Teachers with Student Collaboration, ASCD
- 5 Steps for Sustaining PBL, Getting Smart
- Critical Friends; Developing a Culture of Collaboration, Teaching Channel, ASCD Smartbrief
- 4 Ingredients for the PD Revolution, Getting Smart
- Scaling High Quality PBL, Getting Smart
- Getting Started with PBL: Do ONE Thing Well, Teaching Channel
Design Thinking/Maker Education:
- 5 Tips for Painless Prototyping, ASCD
- Design Thinking, Empathy and Equity, Teaching Channel
- 6 Must Haves for Developing a Maker Mindset, Edsurge
- Getting Started with Making in the Classroom, Make Magazine
- Teaching Empathy through Place Based Learning, Getting Smart
21st Century Learning:
- Getting Started with Place Based Learning, Getting Smart
- Using Infographics to get to Deeper Learning, Piktochart
- Deeper Learning through BYOD, Edsurge
- Real World Work and Career Readiness, P21
- 3 Steps to Successful Student Collaboration, Teaching Channel
- Creating Change Agents through 21st Century Skills, Getting Smart
Business-related:
- Former Teacher Brings PBL to Local Classrooms, The Coast News Group
- Meet Business Owner Jenny Pieratt, San Diego Voyager
- 3 Ways Entrepreneurs can reinvent small business, Conscious Company Magazine