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Our Students; Our Co-workers
The importance of teachers' letting go of the “sage on the stage” role and engaging with students in project work.
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What Students Say About Project Based Learning
In this recap of a student panel at PBL World 2026, graduating seniors from Envision Academy of Arts and Technology (Oakland, CA) reflect on how Project Based Learning shaped them as learners and leaders. Students describe gaining confidence in sharing ideas, developing communication and time-management skills for college, and learning to collaborate with peers outside their friend groups. They offer advice for educators on choice, resources, and scaffolding independent thinking before group work. The recurring themes: PBL builds student voice, strengthens collaboration, and prepares students for what comes next.
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4 Projects About the Civil Rights Movement
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, here are some projects on the Civil Rights Movement in U.S. history.
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Design Thinking and a Bias Towards Action with PBL
A continuation high school principal tells how students used design thinking to reimagine the high school classroom.
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Learners Ask 4 Deep Questions, PBL Provides Opportunities to Answer Them
How PBL can help answer questions of identity, capacity, agency, and well-being.
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10 PBL Resolutions for 2018
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer offers a list of suggestions for teachers and school leaders to improve the practice and expand the use of PBL.
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5 Strategies for Making Project Work Time More Productive
How to prepare students for working in teams, train and utilize team leaders, structure team meetings, and plan opportunities for feedback.
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My Favorite Projects of 2017
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer offers a list of various K-12 projects, with links to blog posts about them.
PBL Is Not Just For Talented and Gifted Students
PBLWorks National Faculty Member Andre Daughty rebuts assertions that PBL is not for all students.
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PBL & Introverts: 6 Modifications to Bring out the Best in All Students
Drawing from the book, Quiet Power, a school leader offers reflections and advice to teachers for an inclusive PBL classroom.