Bob Lenz

The days of "deep learning for some, rote learning for most" are over. Project based learning (PBL) is a powerful educational approach that empowers students to Engage with authentic content. Co-construct knowledge. Work to solve real-world problems. Develop lifelong learning skills. Access to these foundational components of deeper learning benefits all students, but especially those marginalized by traditional teaching practices. In Project Based Learning for All: A Leader's Guide, Bob Lenz and Lisa Mireles argue that PBL is both the strongest pedagogical pathway to deeper learning and a valuable tool for disrupting systemic oppression, promoting educational equity, and improving educational outcomes across the board. After presenting detailed frameworks and research evidence to support the use of PBL in schools, Lenz and Mireles offer a road map for implementing it school- or districtwide. Illustrated by case studies of deeper learning in action, the book takes leaders step-by-step through the process of crafting a vision for widespread PBL, developing a supportive culture for its adoption, designing the infrastructure to make it possible, and building capacity in teachers and staff to effectively lead and assess PBL with students of all ages. The steps are augmented by reflection prompts, rubrics, templates, and action plans that will help you navigate the process from start to finish. Project Based Learning for All is for leaders who aspire to present all students, regardless of background, with opportunities for deeper learning. Expand your students' world, connections, and vision for the future by committing to PBL This book is a copublication of ASCD and PBLWorks.

It's not what students know, but what they do with what they know that is important Schools are changing in response to this reality, and in Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards, Bob Lenz, Justin Wells, and Sally Kingston draw on the example of the Envision Education schools, as well as other leading schools around the country, to show how the concept of deeper learning can meet the need for students who are both college and career ready and engaged in their own education. In this book, the authors explain how project-based learning can blend with Common Core-aligned performance assessment for deeper learning. You'll discover how many schools have successfully made the transition from traditional, teacher-centered learning to project-based, deeper learning and find many practical ideas for implementation. Companion DVD and website include videos showing how to implement deeper learning strategies in the classroomEvidence-based descriptions show why deeper learning is right for studentsPerformance assessment experts explain how to align assessments with Common Core by shifting the emphasis from knowing to doingExtensive game plan section provides step-by-step guidance for change Schools are complex organizations, and transformation involves all of the stakeholders, from students to superintendents. But as this book shows, there are amazing benefits to be realized when everyone commits to diving deeper into learning.

"I love a good story. I think everyone does," says Bob Lenz, one of our nation's most sought-after youth speakers. "But something happens when the cover of a book or the opening screen of a movie says, 'Based on a true story.' True stories are more personal, more compelling, more captivating." In "This Is Life: Real Stories from the Road," Bob shares true stories of joy and triumph, of hurt and heartache, and of crazy situations encountered while living life on the road. These real-life stories will encourage, challenge and increase your faith in a big God who can bring good out of pain and still change lives. Even yours. For this is life...to know You. (John 17:3)