Positive instructional practices

I recently read an article that provided research on the effectiveness of Project Based Learning (PBL). John Hattie, a professor in Australia researched not just PBL but what instructional strategies are effective and ineffective within those classrooms.  A couple of practices stood out. Formative assessments, frequent teacher feedback, valuing error and creating trust in the classroom rank as the most highly effective.  While this comes as no surprise, it is worth mentioning. Want to know more?The link is provided.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/hattie-effect-whats-essential-effective-pbl-suzie-boss

Want to know more about Project Based Learning.  Check out this link.

http://bie.org/about/what_pbl