PBL Blog

A high school teacher of A.P. Environmental Science redesigns his course to include PBL. Includes a sample project, with student work.

Why schools should keep it simple, offer a better quality learning menu, and create special experiences for students.

A PBLWorks National Faculty member tells how she built a classroom culture for PBL, from the start of the year and beyond.

A 5th grade teacher creates a project to teach math by making it real to students.

The story of an early-elementary project about aboriginal culture and traditional agricultural practices at Banora Point Primary School, Australia.

At the “iOnTheFuture” conference in Australia, PBLWorks’ John Larmer and Suzie Boss delivered a keynote with a reassuring message about researcher John Hattie’s findings on PBL.

How the 5 steps in the design thinking process align with PBL—and how making students aware of it could help them in job interviews.

A teacher reflects on how to make students aware of their learning journey, and on the importance of giving them the time to enjoy learning.

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

How to make our teaching transparent by having students identify learning goals, build a PBL culture, and coach and assess each other.