General PBL
How to Prepare Students for PBL
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer shares tips and resources for starting the school year with students who are new to PBL.
PBL Blog
Summer Reads To Deepen Your PBL Practice
At PBLWorks, we’re incredibly fortunate to have a number of National Faculty and staff members who are not only passionate educators, but also published authors. In this blog, we’re excited to highlight their books—essential reads for anyone looking to deepen their practice and stay inspired all summer long.
Recent Blogs
How-to Tips and Tools
How Students Become Ideal Teammates
In a computational thinking and coding project, teachers taught collaboration and communication skills by having students define good teamwork, set roles, make agreements about how to work together, engage in team-building strategies, and use a collaboration rubric.
PBL and Equity
The Pedagogy of Poverty and its Antidote: PBL
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recaps a classic article from 1991 about urban education, race, and control-based schooling—and finds parallels between the author’s call for “good teaching” and Project Based Learning.
PBL and Equity
4 Ways PBL is A Powerful Vehicle for Discussing Equity and Identity
Post e-Learning, educators are reporting a greater need to design learning experiences that facilitate equity and identity
Project Based Learning in Math
Centering Students’ Funds of Knowledge in Mathematics
Explore how equitable, student-centered math instruction supports multilingual learners and promotes culturally responsive teaching in K–12 education.
Teacher Appreciation Week
Thanks to You, Learning Has Meaning!
Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week by honoring educators who lead Gold Standard PBL and deeper learning through real-world, student-centered projects.
How-to Tips and Tools
Q: What’s the Right Dosage of PBL? A: Not Once Per Year
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer argues for more frequent and regular use of PBL across a school and throughout the year, to maximize its impact on students and build an effective PBL school culture.
How-to Tips and Tools
Supercharging HQPBL: Accelerating Project Based Learning With Digital Tools
A list of tech tools teachers and students can use to support each of the 6 criteria in the Framework for High Quality PBL.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
Teachers Observe Each Other in “March Madness” Competition
Teacher and PBLWorks National Faculty member Erin Brandvold explains the benefits of “de-privatizing” practice, for professional learning and promoting a PBL culture.