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5 Habit-Forming Rituals to Start & Grow Your Trauma-Informed PBL This School Year
PBL, Education, Trauma-informed Ginger Lewman PBL, Education, Trauma-informed Ginger Lewman

5 Habit-Forming Rituals to Start & Grow Your Trauma-Informed PBL This School Year

Most times when we start down the path of Project Based Learning, we take it slowly, tackling 1-3 projects in our first year. That’s a great idea because it gives us a chance to run a project, reflect, retool, and go again, without overwhelming ourselves or our students. But often, I’m asked by go-getter teachers what should/could be done in those in-between times. They recognize that kids gain skills, knowledge, and general “want-to” attitudes the more we offer great PBL opportunities.

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