Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom

Ross Cooper · Erin Murphy

Dec 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Lyle Blaker

About this audiobook

As questions and mysteries around project-based learning and inquiry continue to swirl, experienced classroom teachers and school administrators Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy have written a book that will empower those intimidated by PBL to cry, "I can do this!" while at the same time providing added value for those who are already familiar with the process. Hacking Project Based Learning demystifies what PBL is all about with ten hacks that construct a simple path that educators and students can easily follow to achieve success. Hacking Project Based Learning provides a simple blueprint for PBL that helps you: establish a culture of inquiry and creativity in your classroom; teach the kind of collaboration skills that harness dissonance; turn High Impact Takeaways (HITs) into a project based plan; create Umbrella questions that drive the project; build a Progress Assessment Tool (PAT) that helps students inform and assess their learning; use formative assessment throughout the entire PBL experience; seamlessly integrate direct instruction to enhances the process, rather than interfere with it; practice the patience that inspires a productive struggle, which leads to better understanding; teach and embrace reflection during and at the end of the project; and publish work the right way, so all stakeholders can see it.

About the author

Ross Cooper is currently an administrator in the Chappaqua Central School District. Previously, he was an elementary school principal, K-12 curriculum supervisor, elementary assistant principal, and fourth grade teacher. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator and a Google Certified Innovator.

Erin Murphy is coauthor, with Ross Cooper, of Project Based Learning and Hacking Project Based Learning. She currently serves as the Supervisor of Teaching & Learning for the humanities subjects in the East Penn School District. Erin, her husband, and her two curious daughters reside in Pennsylvania.

As a full-time voice talent and Audie-nominated audiobook narrator, Lyle Blaker has narrated nearly 100 audiobook titles, as well as countless hours of e-learning narration for major companies. He is known for his warm, friendly, and approachable narration style.