Project Based Learning Ideas and Resources
Museum Curation Strategies to Level Up Your PBL Curriculum
Strong PBL curriculum design goes beyond engaging projects, it includes making student learning visible through thoughtful exhibitions. Drawing inspiration from professional museum practices can help teachers create more impactful displays of student work. Here [...]
Creating a Supportive Environment for AI Literacy in PBL Leadership
These ideas and steps are adapted from Train the Trainer materials by AI for Education. This framework, based on John Kotter’s change management model, helps school leaders build buy-in, capacity, and sustainability for integrating AI [...]
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Lessons on Workforce Readiness, Economic Mobility, and Project-Based Learning
In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, artificial intelligence in education is no longer optional, it’s essential. A recent webinar, "AI Workforce and Economic Mobility: How Policymakers Can Advance Opportunity,” brought together cross-sector leaders to discuss how [...]
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Best AI Tools for Teachers and Balanced AI in Schools
Artificial intelligence in education is rapidly transforming how we teach and learn. From adaptive learning platforms to powerful AI teaching tools, AI in schools offers incredible opportunities, but only when implemented with intention. Recent webinars [...]
Design Sprint Idea: Package Engineering
A Hands-On Project for Creative Problem-Solvers In today’s world, packaging isn’t just about wrapping a product, it’s a complex challenge that blends engineering, design, sustainability, marketing, and user experience. That’s why Package Engineering makes an [...]
Book Review: The A.I. Roadmap by Dr. John Spencer: A Practical Guide for PBL Teachers
https://youtu.be/NqKOOCJKfJo?si=OEmzZf7z-A3ccfWZ I finally sat down with The A.I. Roadmap: Human Learning in the Age of Smart Machines by Dr. John Spencer... and I couldn’t put it down. As someone who spends my days helping [...]
Why Ask Why? Building Strong Questioning Skills in Your PBL Curriculum
Most students are great at answering questions, but how good are they at asking them? In project-based learning, the quality of a student’s driving question often determines the depth of their entire project. That’s why [...]
Resources for Teachers to Integrate the Arts & Exhibit Powerful PBL Work
At CraftED Curriculum, we believe arts integration and high-quality Project-Based Learning (PBL) go hand in hand. When students create meaningful artistic work tied to real content and share it with an authentic audience, learning becomes [...]
PBL Curriculum + AI: 5 Strategies for AI-Resistant, AI-Assisted, and AI-Enhanced Project-Based Learning
The AI genie is out of the bottle. Students can generate essays, code, presentations, and entire projects in minutes. As teachers, we have two choices: fight it futilely or redesign our PBL curriculum so AI [...]
De-Implementation, AI Readiness, and the Real Barriers Teachers Face: Takeaways from the EdWeek Virtual Leadership Symposium
What K-12 leaders need to stop doing if we want meaningful AI integration in schools Last week I attended the EdWeek Virtual Leadership Symposium and came away with several big “AHA!” moments that feel [...]
AI in Project-Based Learning: What the Evidence Actually Says (and Why Productive Struggle Still Wins)
Project-based learning has always been about real work — the kind that requires students to think deeply, struggle productively, and apply what they’ve learned in meaningful ways. But with AI tools flooding the education space, [...]
3 Ways AI Helped Me Do PBL
AI in PBL Round-Up AI is feeling really scary these days to everybody, but teachers especially. In an effort to turn the pressure cooker down a bit, I want to share a few ways that [...]