The PBL Methodology

CERTL teachers in all grade levels and subject areas are trained to produce PBL activities following a standard methodolgy. Each CERTL approved "case" is facilitated by a CERTL qualified teacher in the following manner:

• A student reads the problem aloud in group.
• Students identify the facts, “What they know.”
• Students identify Learning Issues, “What they don’t know.”
• Students identify what could be going on, their ideas to move them forward in exploration.
• Students make decisions about how to proceed.
• Students acquire new information through research or additional resources.
• Students test their ideas against new knowledge, re-rank ideas as needed.
• Students continue to acquire new information and integrate it with that they know.
• Students arrive at most viable and defendable hypothesis/solution.

At the End of the Day...
• Students know what they know with confidence.
• Students can identify what they do not know/need to know.
• Students can efficiently and effectively acquire new information, integrate it with existing knowledge, use it to move towards problem resolution.

Get Involved:
How can you become a qualified CERTL PBL case facilitator or case writer? Visit the Professional Development section for more information.

See Examples:
View and download sample PBL Cases.