How-to Tips and Tools
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.
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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
PBL Is Not Just For Talented and Gifted Students
PBLWorks National Faculty Member Andre Daughty rebuts assertions that PBL is not for all students.
How-to Tips and Tools
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.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
5 Tips to Improve Your PBL Teaching
Basic “teacher moves” that can help teachers improve their PBL practice.
PBL and Equity
Project- and Problem-Based Learning: Whose Problem Is It?
A report on the PBL World keynote address by a leader of Big Picture Learning, calling for educational equity and authenticity to students' lives.
General PBL
3 Ways to Ensure Project Based Learning Accelerates School Transformation
Author Grant Lichtman on how to avoid 3 pitfalls that could make PBL "just another piece of curriculum."
How-to Tips and Tools
The Power of Professional Presentations
A PBLWorks National Faculty member explains why making a presentation is an important skill, and offers advice for teaching students how to do them well.
How-to Tips and Tools
4 Guidelines for Facilitating Rigorous Kindergarten PBL
4 tips for finding authentic ideas for kindergarten projects instead of relying on fictitious simulations.
PBL and Equity
PBL for Equity & Inclusion of Students with Learning Disabilities
A case study of Warren New Tech High School which successfully include students with disabilities in their PBL program.