Planning
STEM MI Champions
This wiki is packed with ideas and resources. The second section "How are Project-Based Ideas Developed" is particularly helpful for planning and writing driving questions.
http://www.leadingpbl.org/w/page/15692412/Modules%20Table%20of%20Contents
BIE's Planning Forms
http://www.bie.org/tools/freebies/cat/planning_forms
The "Essential Elements Checklist" download is great for planning.
http://www.phoenixunion.org/Page/9207
PBL and Differentiation
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-strategies-pbl-andrew-miller
Edutopia's Six Steps for Planning a Successful Project
http://www.edutopia.org/stw-maine-project-based-learning-six-steps-planning
This wiki is packed with ideas and resources. The second section "How are Project-Based Ideas Developed" is particularly helpful for planning and writing driving questions.
http://www.leadingpbl.org/w/page/15692412/Modules%20Table%20of%20Contents
BIE's Planning Forms
http://www.bie.org/tools/freebies/cat/planning_forms
The "Essential Elements Checklist" download is great for planning.
http://www.phoenixunion.org/Page/9207
PBL and Differentiation
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-strategies-pbl-andrew-miller
Edutopia's Six Steps for Planning a Successful Project
http://www.edutopia.org/stw-maine-project-based-learning-six-steps-planning
Assessment
Here are some helpful sites and articles for assessing PBL.
Edutopia's Top 10 Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning
http://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/guides/edutopia-10tips-assessing-project-based-learning.pdf
*Which standards are your students going to "buy"?
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/effective-assessment-project-based-learning-andrew-miller
**BIE's Rubrics
http://www.bie.org/tools/freebies/cat/rubrics
More Rubric Resources (links on the third page)
http://sdmasterteachers.wikispaces.com/file/view/PBL%2BAssessment%2BArticle.pdf
Still more about rubrics...
http://projectfoundry.org/project-based-learning-explained/project-based-learning-rubrics.html
From District Administration - Schools are beginning to assess critical thinking skills.http://www.districtadministration.com/article/challenge-assessing-project-based-learning
Edutopia's Top 10 Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning
http://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/guides/edutopia-10tips-assessing-project-based-learning.pdf
*Which standards are your students going to "buy"?
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/effective-assessment-project-based-learning-andrew-miller
**BIE's Rubrics
http://www.bie.org/tools/freebies/cat/rubrics
More Rubric Resources (links on the third page)
http://sdmasterteachers.wikispaces.com/file/view/PBL%2BAssessment%2BArticle.pdf
Still more about rubrics...
http://projectfoundry.org/project-based-learning-explained/project-based-learning-rubrics.html
From District Administration - Schools are beginning to assess critical thinking skills.http://www.districtadministration.com/article/challenge-assessing-project-based-learning