Breaking the Game: Why PBL + AI Isn’t Optional Anymore
This week at the Clubhouse: We cracked open one of the biggest truths in education today—schools can’t keep doing what they’ve always done. Because the game of school? It's broken.
We had powerful conversations about how Project-Based Learning (PBL), when combined with Artificial Intelligence (AI), isn’t just a cool idea—it’s a necessary shift.
Not someday. Now.
🔥 Key Takeaways:
✅ Projects ≠ Project-Based Learning.
Real PBL starts with a problem, builds durable skills, and ends with something students can own.
🤖 AI is the spark, not the shortcut.
Used right, AI helps personalize, differentiate, and deepen learning—not replace it.
🧠 Students want meaning.
They're done playing school. PBL + AI gives them purpose, agency, and relevance.
👨🏫 Teachers aren’t optional. But worksheets might be.
Teachers using AI aren’t being replaced. They’re being amplified.
🛠 Want to Get Started?
Here are some practical resources to explore the future of learning—today:
📘 PBL Resources
PBLWorks Toolkit – pblworks.org/tools
High Tech High Projects – projects.hightechhigh.org
PBLFutureLabs – pblfuturelabs.com
🤖 AI Tools for Educators
Curipod – Turn standards into interactive lessons with a click. curipod.com
MagicSchool AI – AI tools built specifically for teachers. magicschool.ai
Teach AI Framework (ISTE & ASCD) – teachai.org
🎥 Short Watch
How to Deconstruct Standards with AI – Coming soon to the Clubhouse…
💬 Try This:
Ask your students:
“If AI can give you the answer, what’s the real skill we’re trying to build here?”
Then… build your next lesson around that.
🚀 Let’s Build Better
This work isn’t about chasing trends.
It’s about creating classrooms where students want to show up and teachers don’t burn out.
PBL + AI isn’t the future.
It’s the fix.
Let’s stop playing the game—and start building what matters.
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📢 Let me know how you’re using PBL + AI in your classroom. Or forward this to someone who needs it.