How-to Tips and Tools
5 Beliefs That Get in the Way of PBL—and How to Address Them
Why teachers and leaders must examine their core beliefs about good teaching and learning.
PBL Blog
From Skills to Purpose: How Project Based Learning Brings Literacy to Life
“Literacy development has always been connected to identity, skills, intellect, criticality, and joy. When we reduce it to only
Recent Blogs
General PBL
Celebrating 700 Blog Posts – and Asking for Your Feedback
Our goals for the PBL Blog, and an invitation to tell us what you want to hear about.
How-to Tips and Tools
The Power of Apprenticeship in the PBL Classroom
How to use the workshop model and gradual release of responsibility to structure project work time.
Projects in Action
Lesson Learned: I Needed to Engage Students in a Voter Engagement Project
How using a design thinking approach led to a better project for students and teachers.
How-to Tips and Tools
3 Tips for Literacy in Project Based Learning: Challenges and Opportunities
3 tips for supporting students during a project who need to build reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
Listening to Students Changed My Project Plans (for the Better)
How a PBL teacher learned a lesson about student voice and relinquishing control to follow students’ passions.
General PBL
Student Pushback Made Me a Better PBL Teacher
How a 9th grade history teacher re-thought his approach to the subject and a student created change in her school.
Projects in Action
Building a Strong Foundation: A Home-Design Math Project
A 5th grade teacher creates a project that surpassed expectations.
Projects in Action
I’m Your Biggest Fan: A Fan Fiction Writing Project
An ELA teacher creates a new PBL unit for her 8th graders, and sees the results.