General PBL
Letter to My First-Year Teacher Self – from a Retiring PBL Veteran
The importance of building relationships with students, creating a classroom community, and pursuing PBL.
PBL Blog
CTE’s National Moment Calls For More PBL
Career and Technical Education (CTE) is having a national moment. Enrollment in K–12 CTE programs has grown by nearly one million
Recent Blogs
PBL and Equity
Why All Students Deserve PBL – and Why Some Don’t Get It
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer argues for using PBL with historically underserved students, and addresses common challenges.
How-to Tips and Tools
Building a PBL Classroom Culture with Reflective Conversations in Restorative Circles
A high school teacher using the Students Rebuild/PBLWorks “Hunger” project explains an effective process for student reflection.
General PBL
The Latest PBL News & Views: December 6, 2019
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recommends recent articles, blog posts, research studies, and other resources related to Project Based Learning.
How-to Tips and Tools
Future-Oriented STEM Projects Make Students Agents of Change
A STEM teacher makes the case for using PBL to explore topics such as biomimicry and gene editing.
Projects in Action
Beneath the Surface: What Students Really Learn in PBL
A science/ELA project about survival on Mars teaches 8th graders what they need for future success.
How-to Tips and Tools
Beginning With the End in Mind: Making Project Products Clear to Students
5 tips for aligning learning goals with products to help ensure quality work.
Projects in Action
Scaffolding PBL in Early Elementary Classrooms
A kindergarten teacher tells how she used “structured choices” and supported students in a community mapping project.
How-to Tips and Tools
Designing to the Edges: Using Universal Design for Learning in PBL
A teacher explains how she moved from Differentiated Instruction to scaffolding that benefits all students.