“I used to think of what I was going to tell students, but now I think of what I am going to ask them to do. What am I going to encourage to have happen in their heads, that is what matters—and it has changed how I teach.”

- Dartmouth Professor

“The world could use more vision, and less television.”

- Anonymous

“Your children need your presence more than your presents.”

- Jean Kerr

Articles and Publications

How to Keep Kids Engaged in Class - Ten Strategies to keep kids engaged in the classroom

Ten Steps to Better Student Engagement - PBL strategies can be used in any classroom to engage students

Closing the Achievement Gap - Great article (not by PBL Associates) on 5 common-sense steps districts can take to improve student achivement, with extensive data to backup the claims. We at PBL Associates have seen many of the successful districts with which we work become successful after following even just a few of these steps.