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.
How-to Tips and Tools Designing to the Edges: Using Universal Design for Learning in PBL A teacher explains how she moved from Differentiated Instruction to scaffolding that benefits all students.
How-to Tips and Tools Project Based Writing: A Useful Tool at Every Stage How to include writing for formative and summative assessment at every stage of a project, in all subject areas.
General PBL “Kaizening” PBL Practices With the Use of Multiple Intelligences A secondary school leader in Nepal tells how his students are motivated and engaged in projects.
General PBL New Gallup Survey Shows Support for Project Based Learning A 2019 national survey of teachers, students, and parents reveals encouraging attitudes about how and what students should learn.