PBL Blog

WHY should I plan for reflection? By definition, reflection is serious thought and consideration about an idea or experience. In

Articles, tools, and rubrics to help K-12 teachers learn how to design and facilitate PBL units that meet the needs of English Learners.

An instructional coach tells how he supports PBL teachers, from building the right culture to setting goals to using PLCs.

A project in which high school students studied a social justice issue of their choice and published their writing online.

A high school teacher gives advice on what to grade, how to grade, who evaluates, and public vs. private evaluation in PBL.

A list of sample projects for exploring issues of immigration in the U.S., with links.

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

An overview of a short booklet published by PBLWorks with a jargon-free explanation of the why and what of PBL, with project examples and answers to FAQs.

How to use various Google Apps for supporting student collaboration and project management in projects, with examples and a list of further readings.

The former director of the Buck Institute for Education connects the findings of researcher John Hattie to Project Based Teaching and our model of Gold Standard Project Based Learning.