Projects in Action
The Lead2Feed Student Leadership Program
Middle and high school students find a need in their community, then plan and execute an action project that aligns with the HQPBL Framework.
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
How-to Tips and Tools
Overcoming 3 Pitfalls in Planning Interdisciplinary Projects
How a team of high school teachers calendars their time and collaborates to create successful PBL units for their students.
How-to Tips and Tools
Organizing a Parent PBL Night
How a school introduces parents to PBL by having them experience a "project slice" activity.
General PBL
Transforming School to Transform the World: Paradigms of Liberatory Interdependence
Parallels between PBL and pre-industrial agriculture, and how PBL can help create "reciprocal, relational, regenerative communities."
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL and Literacy: A Perfect Match for Elementary Schools
A thorough look at how reading and writing goals can be integrated with with other standards in projects.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
Project Based Teaching Practice Spotlight: Engage and Coach
How teachers play the role of coach during a project, with an excerpt from the book Project Based Teaching.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
Building PBL Culture by Bringing Yourself
The importance of relationships in PBL teaching, and how teachers can form closer connections to students.
How-to Tips and Tools
How to Get Started Planning a Full Year of PBL
A middle school teacher explains how she uses her curriculum as more than just a checklist, by combining literacy goals with concepts from other subjects in her projects.
Projects in Action
Four Ways to Think about Authenticity - Through the Lens of Gold Standard PBL Videos
How to make learning experiences “real” or “real-world” for students.