General PBL
Can We Stop Saying “a PBL”?
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer suggests calling it a "PBL unit" or "project"--for more than grammatical reasons.
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Leadership
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Reflection: A Key Ingredient to Successful Implementation of PBL
Every educator and leader driving the shift to Project Based Learning knows that pausing to reflect is paramount to the long-term
Recent Blogs
How-to Tips and Tools
Equity in PBL Social Studies Classes Through Student Choice
A high school social studies teacher discusses how giving choices for content, texts, and products in projects promotes equity.
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL in Music: Driving Questions Invoke Deeper Musical Learning
A music teacher makes the case for PBL, with 3 sample project ideas from her concert choir, string orchestra, and ukulele classes.
Projects in Action
Secondary Special Education Project: Student-Led IEPs
An inclusion specialist at a PBL high school describes a powerful, authentic project with elements of Gold Standard PBL.
Projects in Action
Our Students Planned Our Spring Break Trip
Two 4th grade teachers engage their class in an interdisciplinary project to learn state history, geography, math, and literacy.
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL Blossoms When You Grow Your Network
An elementary teacher gives 5 suggestions for a "PBL Support Team" including resource teachers, librarians, local organizations, and families.
General PBL
From Open House to PBL Exhibition Night
From static displays to active engagement by students and visitors: 5 purposes of public presentations of students' project work.
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.
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.