How-to Tips and Tools
7 Tips for Coaching PBL Teachers
An instructional coach tells how he supports PBL teachers, from building the right culture to setting goals to using PLCs.
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Success Stories
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Life-Changing Work: A Conversation With Dr. Damon Lewis, National Middle School Principal of the Year
We had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Damon Christopher Lewis, principal of Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy in Norwalk, Connecticut
Recent Blogs
Projects in Action
An Authentic Writing Project for English Learners
A project in which high school students studied a social justice issue of their choice and published their writing online.
How-to Tips and Tools
Evaluation Within Project Based Learning
A high school teacher gives advice on what to grade, how to grade, who evaluates, and public vs. private evaluation in PBL.
Projects in Action
13 Projects About Immigration
A list of sample projects for exploring issues of immigration in the U.S., with links.
Projects in Action
My Favorite Projects in 2016
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer offers a list of various K-12 projects, with links to blog posts about them.
General PBL
New Booklet for Parents & School Communities to Build Understanding & Support for PBL
An overview of a short booklet published by PBLWorks with a jargon-free explanation of the why and what of PBL, with project examples and answers to FAQs.
How-to Tips and Tools
Google Apps for Education Enhances Project Based Learning
How to use various Google Apps for supporting student collaboration and project management in projects, with examples and a list of further readings.
General PBL
Research Brief: What can we learn from John Hattie about Project Based Teaching? – Part 4
The former director of the Buck Institute for Education connects the findings of researcher John Hattie to Project Based Teaching and our model of Gold Standard Project Based Learning.
How-to Tips and Tools
Using a Project Wall to Support Gold Standard Project Based Teaching
The why, what and how of using a "project wall" in the PBL classroom to focus students and capture process and work-in-progress.