PBL Blog

The importance of relationships in PBL teaching, and how teachers can form closer connections to students.

A middle school teacher explains how she uses her curriculum as more than just a checklist, by combining literacy goals with concepts from other subjects in her projects.

How to make learning experiences “real” or “real-world” for students.

Getting Smart's Tom Vander Ark argues for PBL units that tackle real-world problems, instead of typical worksheet-based and test-prep instruction.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer offers 5 tips for teachers, including rubrics, formative assessment, time for revision, authenticity, and a culture of quality.

A principal explains how she uses professional learning communities, models PBL practices in staff meetings, and promotes reflection based on student work.

A new book on how education urgently needs to make the shift to John Dewey’s ideas about how people actually learn.

How a powerful, engaging border-land project on immigration led to connections with real-world organizations and issues.

Four strategies for building reading, writing, and presentation skills.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer shares tips and resources for starting the school year with students who are new to PBL.