How-to Tips and Tools 4 Tips to Unlock the Power of Protocols A teacher's advice for making sure critique protocols work well with students.
General PBL Wait. Whose Kid is This? How PBL Changes Your Life as a Parent A parent of a high school student sees the benefits of PBL.
General PBL Letter to My First-Year Teacher Self – from a Retiring PBL Veteran The importance of building relationships with students, creating a classroom community, and pursuing PBL.
PBL and Equity Why All Students Deserve PBL – and Why Some Don’t Get It PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer argues for using PBL with historically underserved students, and addresses common challenges.
How-to Tips and Tools Building a PBL Classroom Culture with Reflective Conversations in Restorative Circles A high school teacher using the Students Rebuild/PBLWorks “Hunger” project explains an effective process for student reflection.
General PBL The Latest PBL News & Views: December 6, 2019 PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recommends recent articles, blog posts, research studies, and other resources related to Project Based Learning.
How-to Tips and Tools Future-Oriented STEM Projects Make Students Agents of Change A STEM teacher makes the case for using PBL to explore topics such as biomimicry and gene editing.
Projects in Action Beneath the Surface: What Students Really Learn in PBL A science/ELA project about survival on Mars teaches 8th graders what they need for future success.
How-to Tips and Tools Beginning With the End in Mind: Making Project Products Clear to Students 5 tips for aligning learning goals with products to help ensure quality work.
Projects in Action Scaffolding PBL in Early Elementary Classrooms A kindergarten teacher tells how she used “structured choices” and supported students in a community mapping project.