How-to Tips and Tools
When a Current Event Project = Coronavirus
Ideas for connecting current events to standards and creating driving questions for projects.
PBL Blog
Success Stories
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Life-Changing Work: A Conversation With Dr. Damon Lewis, National Middle School Principal of the Year
We had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Damon Christopher Lewis, principal of Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy in Norwalk, Connecticut
Recent Blogs
Projects in Action
Beyond the Worksheet Packet: PBL Projects to Adapt for Remote Learning
Projects from PBLWorks that can be used during school closures.
How-to Tips and Tools
School Closures? Using PBL in Remote Learning
How to maintain norms and practices of a PBL classroom and use tech tools to do project work away from school, with ideas for engaging students without tech access.
How-to Tips and Tools
5 Beliefs That Get in the Way of PBL—and How to Address Them
Why teachers and leaders must examine their core beliefs about good teaching and learning.
General PBL
Celebrating 700 Blog Posts – and Asking for Your Feedback
Our goals for the PBL Blog, and an invitation to tell us what you want to hear about.
How-to Tips and Tools
The Power of Apprenticeship in the PBL Classroom
How to use the workshop model and gradual release of responsibility to structure project work time.
Projects in Action
Lesson Learned: I Needed to Engage Students in a Voter Engagement Project
How using a design thinking approach led to a better project for students and teachers.
How-to Tips and Tools
3 Tips for Literacy in Project Based Learning: Challenges and Opportunities
3 tips for supporting students during a project who need to build reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
Listening to Students Changed My Project Plans (for the Better)
How a PBL teacher learned a lesson about student voice and relinquishing control to follow students’ passions.