| Disclaimer: This was created by Ellen's son David and husband Don, and is likely to be full of omissions and wildly inaccurate. |
PBLWorks is a consulting firm (aka imwriter) that teaches other teachers how to use Problem-Based Learning. In this consulting role I have:
There's a metamorphosis that you cannot even begin to contemplate. I listened to one girl who was being interviewed by the [Chicago Tribune] on the phone. Crissy said, "I never knew I could do all this; I didn't know I was such a good thinker; I didn't used to be able to get up in front of people and speak. . . ." I love to see the depth of their thinking and hear realizations that they're operating on a different level. . . . I like to see the metamorphosis in staff that are the audience for their exhibitions. Administrators are seeing kids differently. Other teachers are saying, "Yes, kids can do." I've always believed kids can do anything, but it's so exciting to see that happen.
-Ellen Jo Ljung, Language Arts Teacher Glenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
(excerpt from ASCD paper Problems As Possibilities, PBL For K-12 Education)