PBL Blog

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.

PBLWorks National Faculty members discuss how to build students' skills in giving helpful critique, including low-stakes practice sessions and using rubrics with exemplars.

PBLWorks National Faculty members discuss how assessment in PBL differs from but does not rule out all traditional assessment, with a list of "10 Tips for Best Practices in PBL Assessment."

PBLWorks National Faculty members discuss the importance of making students' work public, both during a project and at the end, and give examples of connecting with outside experts.

Teacher Randi Downs reflects on her school's initial exploration of PBL as a vehicle to engage students with disabilities as teachers prepare them for career, college, and civic life.

BIE Director of Implementation Jennifer Cruz writes about highly effective PBL leadership.

An overview of the 7 Project Based Teaching Practices in PBLWorks' model for Gold Standard PBL.

How to design projects that involve physical activity, compelling problems, open-ended questions, and peer feedback.

How the work of progressive education pioneers John Dewey and William Kirkpatrick led to PBLWorks' model for Gold Standard PBL.

Articles, videos, and rubrics to help K-12 teachers learn how to build teams and manage student collaboration in PBL units.