PBL Blog

The first in a series of posts, summarizing research-based guidance for designing projects for critical thinking.

A list of tech tools teachers and students can use to support each of the 6 criteria in the Framework for High Quality PBL.

A high school teacher explains how she scaffolds students’ academic conversations, collaboration skills, and understanding of “productive struggle.”

A school leader tells how he worked with teachers to create a PBL program that engages and meets the needs of a transient student population.

Ideas for developing relationships, co-creating norms, practicing protocols and establishing routines, and designing a classroom conducive to PBL.

Four tips for PBL teachers for how to communicate with, support, and involve guest experts in projects.

An instructional coach and a teacher planned projects for 7th and 8th grade, then learned a lesson about what made one much more engaging for students.

What to consider before launching the first project in the school year, and how to build students’ skills to prepare them for PBL.

A PBL teacher suggests what to consider in each of the four phases of a project, and how to scaffold the process for students.