General PBL
Introducing... PBLWorks!
I am thrilled to announce that today we are rolling out our new brand name: PBLWorks!
PBL Blog
How to Strengthen Your PBL Plan Amid Teacher Turnover and Workforce Shifts
Administrators are no strangers to teacher turnover, but there’s now a broader workforce transformation that’s reshaping what
Recent Blogs
Projects in Action
Student Voice and Choice: How I Learned to Let Go of the Reins
A teacher tells how a beginning French class project made her question self-imposed parameters for how to teach the course curriculum.
TEACHER STORY - 7TH GRADE
Driving Content Retention at STEM Academy
Seventh graders at STEM Academy learn content better and retain it longer with PBL. Beyond just engagement, they drive each other's learning in group work.
General PBL
Top PBL News Stories: February 1, 2019
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recommends and links to recent articles, blog posts, research studies, and other resources related to Project Based Learning.
How-to Tips and Tools
Effective PD for Project Based Learning
Leaders of a PBL a school offer 6 tips from their experience and call for investing in targeted, sustained professional development.
Projects in Action
Fun Pass for Veggies: A PBL Unit on Forces
A project in which 3rd graders design arcade games to learn physical science content—and make a difference in their community.
TEACHER STORY - 2ND GRADE
Teaching for a 40-Year Impact with PBL
A first-year teacher overcomes trepidation with PBL and achieves an exceptional student exhibition.
Projects in Action
A Project to Promote Equality
High school digital art students examine issues of equality in their community in a PBL unit co-designed by Students Rebuild and PBLWorks.
How-to Tips and Tools
Protocols and Routines: Habits for a Student-Centered Classroom
An excerpt from the book Project Based Teaching, with several examples of strategies teachers can use to build a productive PBL culture in the classroom.