Projects in Action
Understanding Modern Tragedies with Romeo & Juliet
A high school teacher reflects on how she built “grit” in students with a project that connected Shakespeare with modern media.
PBL Blog
Real-World or Role-Play: The Career Academy Test for PBL
I started my education journey at a career academy as a social studies teacher, and I came in with a pretty predictable plan
Recent Blogs
General PBL
The Latest PBL News & Views: September 13, 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
PBL + Comprehensible Input = Engaging, Brain-Based World Language Classrooms
A teacher tells how she taught Spanish effectively by using authentic projects—and rethinking her textbook.
How-to Tips and Tools
How Project Based Learning Works in an A.P. Curriculum
A high school teacher of A.P. Environmental Science redesigns his course to include PBL. Includes a sample project, with student work.
General PBL
Three Things Educators Can Learn from the Craft Beverage Phenomenon
Why schools should keep it simple, offer a better quality learning menu, and create special experiences for students.
How-to Tips and Tools
Beyond Icebreakers: Reflective Questions to Help You Build a PBL Culture
A PBLWorks National Faculty member tells how she built a classroom culture for PBL, from the start of the year and beyond.
Projects in Action
Teaching the “M” in STEM: A PBL Unit on Home Design
A 5th grade teacher creates a project to teach math by making it real to students.
Projects in Action
Culture, Community Come Together in PBL Down Under
The story of an early-elementary project about aboriginal culture and traditional agricultural practices at Banora Point Primary School, Australia.
General PBL
A Push for PBL Down Under
At the “iOnTheFuture” conference in Australia, PBLWorks’ John Larmer and Suzie Boss delivered a keynote with a reassuring message about researcher John Hattie’s findings on PBL.