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Project Based Learning is most powerful when every level of a system is aligned in service of deeper learning for students. To

Suggestions for reflecting on your experience this spring and taking next steps.

An overview of the 7 Essential Project Design Elements in the PBLWorks model for Gold Standard PBL. Adapted from “Gold Standard PBL: The Essential Project Design Elements” white paper by John Larmer and John Mergendoller (2015).

How school leaders modeled a PBL culture by involving teachers in a “project” to respond to concerns about students’ workloads.

For the past 10 months as a Lead National Faculty member with PBLWorks, I’ve worked closely with University Prep Schools (UPrep)

A teacher reflects on how to make students aware of their learning journey, and on the importance of giving them the time to enjoy learning.

Design a PBL-friendly classroom that fosters student voice, choice, collaboration, and deeper learning by treating the environment as a third teacher.

“The work of changing the world is truly in our hands.” That is how Dr. Lisa Delpit concluded her PBL World 2022 keynote address

In a computational thinking and coding project, teachers taught collaboration and communication skills by having students define good teamwork, set roles, make agreements about how to work together, engage in team-building strategies, and use a collaboration rubric.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recaps a classic article from 1991 about urban education, race, and control-based schooling—and finds parallels between the author’s call for “good teaching” and Project Based Learning.