PBL Blog

This Superintendent in Virginia brings PBL to 80,000 students across 90 schools – with a vision of graduates who are knowledgeable, critical thinkers, communicators, collaborators, creators, and ultimately contributors to the world.

PBLWorks Chief Executive Officer Bob Lenz announces our support for a campaign to honor and extend the legacy of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown vs. Board of Education.

School directors share their PBL experience in the Texarkana Arkansas School District of 4,500 students

A story of a project designed and conducted by six teachers at different schools in a district that showed how PBL can empower even our littlest humans.

A teacher tells about a project that wasn’t planned in advance, but led to student-driven learning in economics, literacy, history, and let students of all strengths shine.

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, and we should give a special shout-out to teachers who use Project Based Learning. Whether they are new to the game or PBL veterans, they share certain admirable traits along with their use of the Project Based Teaching Practices in our model for Gold Standard PBL.

A teacher and PBLWorks National Faculty member explains how he borrows a tool from restorative practice, the talking circle, to have students talk about collaboration and create their own team contract for projects.

A 1st-2nd grade project on reducing local river pollution combines science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math with design thinking, mindful making, and community action.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recommends and links to recent articles, blog posts, research studies, and other resources related to Project Based Learning.