PBL Blog

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer argues for more frequent and regular use of PBL across a school and throughout the year, to maximize its impact on students and build an effective PBL school culture.

How Project Based Learning can meet the needs of students, from academic to social-emotional.

Teacher and PBLWorks National Faculty member Erin Brandvold explains the benefits of “de-privatizing” practice, for professional learning and promoting a PBL culture.

The Challenge “Ms. Wong! It took me all night, but I finally figured out how to graph the Orion constellation!” This was the

An earlier version of this post was published in September, 2019. “Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We

On the first day of the Global Climate Strike week, here are some ideas and resources to help teachers do projects about the topic.

On the banks of the Yellowstone river, just a few miles from the Montana/Wyoming border, sits a 100-year old stone arch. Across

PBL infused with native Hawaiian language and culture provides students with what they need to be successful now and in the future.

At PBLWorks, we love inspiring stories about the impact of Project Based Learning. So it was fantastic to be able to hear not one, but three inspirational stories at this year’s PBL Champions Awards keynote presentations at PBL World this June.

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).