Ron Berger's An Ethic of Excellence - Short, great read about using models and critique in the classroom to improve student work. Very practical, extremely inspiring and an easy read. Should be required reading for educators of ALL age groups.
Collaboration and Critique - This book is the culmination of my graduate work, focusing on building collaboration in the classroom using critique. It goes through methods for building a collaborative culture and using critique methods step by step. Click on the book cover to buy the book or download a PDF of it here.
Ron Berger video - This video shows Ron Berger talking about how to use multiple drafts to promote quality work by your students. He details the use of the butterfly pictures, which can be found below, and blueprints.
Butterfly Images to help teach students the values of drafts, how to have faith in their peers and practice critique (these drawings were made by a 1st grader with NO help from adults)
Animal Images to help teach students how to give kind specific and helpful feedback (using simple drawings made by 2nd graders)
Model Student Generated Rubric shows how a teacher can take students' ideas about the defining criteria for a quality product and turn them into a rubric that guides the project. Download in Word or PDF
Protocol for Critiquing Projects - This accelerated protocol can be used by teachers to tune their projects for students or in the classroom to help refine student work
Presentations: PBL 101 Slideshow - This presentation lays out the basics of creating a project ideas for your project based classroom Nuts and Bolts Slideshow - This presentation helps you hammer out the details to your project
Ways to Get Money: Donor's Choose - An easy website to get donations for specific projects and needs
Places to Get Your Students' Work Published: Lulu.com - Inexpensive, high quality self-publishing site where you can make and sell books Blurb.com - Inexpensive, high quality self-publishing site where you can make and sell books