PBL Blog

Tips from a veteran PBL high school teacher on how to handle assessment in projects, and the tricky issue of grading.

How a school district is shifting to PBL to provide evidence for readiness to transition from 5th, 8th, and 12th grade.

Middle school students take action to raise community awareness of climate science.

A 6th grade teacher tells about a project that had a lasting impact on their community.

An 8th grade teacher tells the story of a project that grew out of teachers’ and students’ passions.

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

A free project for English Language Arts, Math, or Science, from PBLWorks and Students Rebuild, a program of the Bezos Family Foundation.

A high school teacher reflects on how she built “grit” in students with a project that connected Shakespeare with modern media.

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

A teacher tells how she taught Spanish effectively by using authentic projects—and rethinking her textbook.