{"id":3277,"date":"2022-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectpals.com\/post\/project-pals-closing-software-offering-new-services\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T21:15:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T21:15:10","slug":"project-pals-closing-software-offering-new-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectpals.com\/post\/project-pals-closing-software-offering-new-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Pals Closing Software, Offering New Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/projectpals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/6d690d_0f75c8d4a1394673bbeab5e6a8329cf4mv2.png\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"><span>LOS ANGELES, Calif., (Sep. 2022) <\/span><\/span><span>\u2014 After four years of supporting project-based learning (PBL) with schools and students worldwide, the Project Pals application is shutting its doors. The online software solution facilitated millions of project collaborations between students across eight countries.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><span>Despite continual praise from users and critics alike\u2014including 2020 Common Sense Selection for Learning and 2021 Tech &amp; Learning Best Tool for Back to School\u2014the true market of PBL adoption was simply too small to sustain operations. Instead of only selling PBL software, Project Pals had to first sell schools on PBL\u2014a student-centered pedagogy in direct conflict with the status quo:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><span>\u201cIn essence, successful project-based learning implementation requires the type of learning reform that many schools don\u2019t have the time and resources to take on,\u201d explains founder and CEO Miriam Bogler. School budget cuts and the pandemic also played a factor in the difficult decision to shut down the software application.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><span>As more research mounts proving the positive impacts of PBL, Project Pals remains committed to providing resources and support to educators interested in adopting this practice. In the coming months, the Project Pals site will transform into a PBL hub with blog posts, lesson plans, professional development courses and more available for purchase.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><span>\u201cThis application has been a true labor of love and we made the decision to close with a heavy heart,\u201d reflects Bogler. \u201cThank you for being part of our journey, and we hope that you\u2019ll follow us in our new venture.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"><span>About Project Pals: <\/span><\/span><span>Project Pals, formerly an award-winning PBL companion software, provides resources and support to schools for project-based learning and <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><span>innovative learning. Project Pals is led by Miriam Bogler, M.Ed., an EdTech specialist with over three decades of experience. Find lesson plans, professional development courses, consulting services, and more to make the successful transition to project-based learning in your school at <\/span><a target=\"_top\" href=\"https:\/\/projectpals.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>projectpals.com<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><span>###<\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES, Calif., (Sep. 2022) \u2014 After four years of supporting project-based learning (PBL) with schools and students worldwide, the Project Pals application is shutting its doors. The online software solution facilitated millions of project collaborations between students across eight countries. 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