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
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
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.