PBL Blog

A middle school instructional coach recommends tech tools to help with problems of practice in 3 Gold Standard PBL Project Design Elements.

A project that went beyond expectations, in which children planned and carried out a kindness campaign to help others in their community and beyond.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer argues for more frequent and regular use of PBL across a school and throughout the year, to maximize its impact on students and build an effective PBL school culture.

The importance of teachers' letting go of the “sage on the stage” role and engaging with students in project work.

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are some projects on the Civil Rights Movement in U.S. history.

A continuation high school principal tells how students used design thinking to reimagine the high school classroom.

How PBL can help answer questions of identity, capacity, agency, and well-being.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer offers a list of suggestions for teachers and school leaders to improve the practice and expand the use of PBL.

How to prepare students for working in teams, train and utilize team leaders, structure team meetings, and plan opportunities for feedback.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer offers a list of various K-12 projects, with links to blog posts about them.