PBL Blog

A principal explains how PBL is a great context for teachers to explore questions about student learning.

How to avoid unproductive time, mitigate equity issues, and organize the results.

A 4th grade teacher explains how he generates student questions and uses them in a project to let students know their voices are valued.

How to make sure PBL and SEL are not seen as separate add-ons to a school's program.

How to structure a block class period to include time for online learning, mini-lessons, and tracking team progress.

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

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recommends recent articles, blog posts, research studies, and other resources related to Project Based Learning.

A 3rd-grade project about folktales includes learning about light… and a puppet show.

How students solved a real-world problem: faulty ketchup bottle lids.

How an 11th grade history/English project was structured—and became a winner of National Public Radio’s podcast contest.