PBL Blog

On the first day of the Global Climate Strike week, here are some ideas and resources to help teachers do projects about the topic.

A teacher tells how she taught Spanish effectively by using authentic projects—and rethinking her textbook.

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

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

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 list of tech tools teachers and students can use to support each of the 6 criteria in the Framework for High Quality PBL.

A high school teacher explains how she scaffolds students’ academic conversations, collaboration skills, and understanding of “productive struggle.”

Ideas for developing relationships, co-creating norms, practicing protocols and establishing routines, and designing a classroom conducive to PBL.

Four tips for PBL teachers for how to communicate with, support, and involve guest experts in projects.