FreeBIEs
BIE has created free materials - "FreeBIEs" - such as planning forms, student handouts, rubrics, and articles for educators to download and use to design, assess, and manage projects.
Main Course Not Dessert
The purpose in this article is twofold: 1) distinguish “main course” Project Based Learning (PBL) from the short duration and… more...
8 Essentials for Project-Based Learning
Here’s an article by BIE that appeared in the September 2010 issue of Educational Leadership magazine from ASCD. Good for… more...
The Philadelphia Approach
A systemwide implementation of Project-Based Learning in Philadelphia. more...
Rubrics are used to guide student work and assess the quality of products in a project. Use this Rubric for… more...
Project-Based Learning for the 21st Century: Skills for the Future
A useful introduction to PBL including summaries of some of the studies posted in the Research section of our site. more...
Speaking of SpeakingThis short article by BIE appeared in the Dec.-Jan. 2012-13 issue of ASCD's magazine Educational Leadership. Authors John Larmer and… more...
K-2 Presentation Rubric
This rubric helps with guiding and assessing younger students, and is based on our Presentation Rubric for older students. more...
Upper Elementary School Presentation Rubric
This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 3-5 in making effective presentations in a project, and it can be… more...
Middle School Presentation Rubric
This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 6-8 in making effective presentations in a project, and it can be… more...
High School Presentation Rubric
This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 9-12 in making effective presentations in a project, and it can be… more...
Project Overview
The Project Overview form helps you plan your project - and share it with others - by summarizing its key… more...
Project Calendar
The Project Calendar can be used to record the day-to-day activities in your project, from the Entry Event to the… more...
Teaching and Learning Guide
The Project Teaching and Learning Guide helps you plan how you will scaffold the knowledge and skills students need in… more...
Driving Question Tubric 2.0
The DQ TUBRIC 2.0 is not only a great hands-on activity for teachers during professional development, but it's also a… more...
Project Essentials Checklist
The Project Essentials Checklist could be used for a quick evaluation of a project's design, to see if it includes… more...
K-2 Teamwork Rubric
This rubric helps with guiding and assessing younger students, and is based on our Collaboration Rubric for older students. more...
Critical Thinking Rubric for PBL (Middle & High School)
This rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 9-12 in being effective critical thinkers in various phases of a project,… more...
Creativity & Innovation Rubric for PBL (Middle & High School)
The first part of this rubric helps teachers guide students in grades 6-12 in using an effective process for innovation… more...
Collaboration Rubric
This rubric helps assess students' collaboration skills in the categories of Responsibility for Oneself, Helping the Team, and Respect for… more...
Project Design Rubric
This rubric helps educators design and assess projects to ensure they address the Essential Elements of PBL. more...
Project Team Contract (Elementary School)
This contract can be used by a project team to agree upon about how they will work together. more...
Project Team Contract - template (Elementary School)
This is a blank template which may be filled in by project team members to record agreements about how they… more...
Project Team Work Plan (Elementary School)
This document helps a project team organize what needs to be done, by which team member, and by when. more...
Project Management Log: Team Tasks
This document helps a project team keep track of project tasks, who is responsible for them, and by when. more...
Presentation Day Checklist
This checklist helps teachers prepare for project presentations before they start. more...
Project Presentation Audience Feedback Form
This documents helps capture thoughtful feedback from the audience for student presentations in a project. more...
Presentation Plan
This document helps students organize their presentations with a specific audience in mind. more...
Self-Reflection on Project Work (MS/HS)
This document helps students think about what they did in the project and how well the project went. more...
My Thoughts About the Project (Elementary School)
This document can be used to help students reflect on their own work and on the project itself. more...
21st Century Skills Frameworks
In 2008, BIE analyzed selected frameworks for 21st Century Outcomes. The columns represent the different frameworks which fall into the… more...
