Projects in Action
An ELA Project Fosters Empathy & Meets Common Core State Standards
The story “Flowers for Algernon” inspires students to create inventions for people with disabilities.
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How PBL Can Work When You Don’t Meet With Students Every Day
The Story of a Community Action Project While the traditional classroom setting lends itself to deep project work, it is not the
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Projects in Action
Traveling to Explore Complexities of PBL Topics
How visits to local sites opens students' minds about controversial issues in projects on immigration, criminal justice, and energy policy.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
How I Became a PBL Teacher by Making it My Own Project
Advice for beginning your PBL journey by using elements of PBL in an intentional process for professional growth.
General PBL
Memo to Education Leaders: How to Avoid a PBL Teachers Strike
PBL Works' John Larmer argues for more support for teachers, with 10 conditions needed for PBL to thrive in a school or district.
How-to Tips and Tools
Using the Need to Know List as a Planning & Assessment Tool
Tips for sorting students' questions at project launch, and using the list to track progress during a project.
How-to Tips and Tools
Putting PBL into Practice: The Workshop Model
How to provide structure within a project with a framework for inquiry, drafting of work, and reflection.
PBL and Equity
Yes, You Really Can Do Authentic Projects with Limited Resources
The principal of a PBL school in a low-income community explains how he leverages local experts and audiences.
General PBL
A Parent’s Perspective on Montessori & HQPBL
A parent describes a school visit that led her to see parallels in two pedagogical approaches.
General PBL
Design Thinking & PBL: Why Laura McBain is BIE’s 2018 PBL Champion
How design thinking at Stanford's d.school shares common features with Gold Standard PBL.