Sustainable Project-Based Learning: Five Steps for Designing Authentic Classroom Experiences in Grades 5-12 (An instructional framework for developing ongoing project-based learning tasks and units)

This essential guide shares a five-step process for designing, implementing, and assessing sustainable project-based learning (SPBL) units while ensuring students gain surface-, deep-, and transfer-level knowledge. Brad Sever draws from his daily work as a practitioner to deliver practical strategies for creating meaningful learning experiences that join academic growth with social-emotional skill development—all supported by the power of professional learning communities.