PBL and Equity
Standardized Tests: The Elephant Stomping on Equity (and PBL)
An argument for why projects produce better evidence of what students know and can do.
PBL Blog
General PBL
PBL Champions 2018: Malama Honua School, Loudoun County Schools, Laura McBain
A director at the Stanford d.school shares her learning journey at PBL World 2018 and encourages PBL teachers to honor their own and their students' struggle.
General PBL
Where will you find your courage to buck the system?
Kaleb Rashad of Big Picture Learning keynotes PBL World 2018 with a call for equity and contrasts "compliance vs. innovation"-oriented educational systems.
General PBL
Linda Darling-Hammond Connects Science of Learning with PBL
PBL World 2018's keynoters offers six principles from the science of learning that help explain why PBL is so important for deeper learning.
General PBL
“If You Name It, They Think They Know It” – PBL & Wonder
A 2nd grade teacher encourages a parent to hold off on the field guides for a family vacation.
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL with English Language Learners: A Vital Need
A powerful argument that all students are "ready" for PBL, with 8 strategies for scaffolding projects for English Learners.
Projects in Action
3rd Grade Project: Real-Life Lessons in Fables & Fairy Tales
An interdisciplinary unit involving the general classroom, design thinking, P.E., music, art, and addressing problems in their community.
General PBL
Can We Stop Saying “a PBL”?
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer suggests calling it a "PBL unit" or "project"--for more than grammatical reasons.
How-to Tips and Tools
Equity in PBL Social Studies Classes Through Student Choice
A high school social studies teacher discusses how giving choices for content, texts, and products in projects promotes equity.
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL in Music: Driving Questions Invoke Deeper Musical Learning
A music teacher makes the case for PBL, with 3 sample project ideas from her concert choir, string orchestra, and ukulele classes.