How-to Tips and Tools
How to Use PBL to Enhance the PLC Process
A principal explains how PBL is a great context for teachers to explore questions about student learning.
PBL Blog
Summer Reads To Deepen Your PBL Practice
At PBLWorks, we’re incredibly fortunate to have a number of National Faculty and staff members who are not only passionate educators, but also published authors. In this blog, we’re excited to highlight their books—essential reads for anyone looking to deepen their practice and stay inspired all summer long.
Recent Blogs
How-to Tips and Tools
4 Steps to Better Brainstorming in PBL
How to avoid unproductive time, mitigate equity issues, and organize the results.
How-to Tips and Tools
How We Use “Need to Know” Questions to Guide Sustained Inquiry
A 4th grade teacher explains how he generates student questions and uses them in a project to let students know their voices are valued.
How-to Tips and Tools
A Natural Fit: Integrating Social-Emotional Learning and PBL
How to make sure PBL and SEL are not seen as separate add-ons to a school's program.
How-to Tips and Tools
Maximizing Project Work Time with Station Rotations
How to structure a block class period to include time for online learning, mini-lessons, and tracking team progress.
How-to Tips and Tools
Creating a Schoolwide PBL Timeline
How school leaders modeled a PBL culture by involving teachers in a “project” to respond to concerns about students’ workloads.
General PBL
The Latest PBL News & Views: October 10, 2019
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recommends recent articles, blog posts, research studies, and other resources related to Project Based Learning.
Projects in Action
A Literature Study Made Awesome with Art and Science
A 3rd-grade project about folktales includes learning about light… and a puppet show.
Projects in Action
Reconciling PBL with Standards: Our Industry Partner Project
How students solved a real-world problem: faulty ketchup bottle lids.