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PBL and the Maker Movement
A 4th-5th grade teacher describes a drone project and makes the case for combining the features of PBL with maker education.
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9 Things You Can Expect at a School That Uses Project Based Learning
An excerpt from the PBLWorks booklet for parents and school community members, explaining 9 features that distinguish a PBL school from a “regular” school.
Recent Blogs
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Just Jump In! Parent and Community Involvement in PBL
A parent shares 5 tips for learning about your child’s PBL experiences in school and joining in when you can—and celebrates the benefits.
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R.I.P. BIE, Long Live Buck Institute for Education—Because PBLWorks
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer looks back on the work of the Buck Institute for Education, aka BIE, and reflects on its rebranding to PBLWorks.
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Introducing... PBLWorks!
I am thrilled to announce that today we are rolling out our new brand name: PBLWorks!
Projects in Action
Student Voice and Choice: How I Learned to Let Go of the Reins
A teacher tells how a beginning French class project made her question self-imposed parameters for how to teach the course curriculum.
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Top PBL News Stories
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recommends and links to recent articles, blog posts, research studies, and other resources related to Project Based Learning.
How-to Tips and Tools
Effective PD for Project Based Learning
Leaders of a PBL a school offer 6 tips from their experience and call for investing in targeted, sustained professional development.
Projects in Action
Fun Pass for Veggies: A PBL Unit on Forces
A project in which 3rd graders design arcade games to learn physical science content—and make a difference in their community.
Projects in Action
A Project to Promote Equality
High school digital art students examine issues of equality in their community in a PBL unit co-designed by Students Rebuild and PBLWorks.