Projects in Action
Our Students Planned Our Spring Break Trip
Two 4th grade teachers engage their class in an interdisciplinary project to learn state history, geography, math, and literacy.
PBL Blog
CTE’s National Moment Calls For More PBL
Career and Technical Education (CTE) is having a national moment. Enrollment in K–12 CTE programs has grown by nearly one million
Recent Blogs
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL Blossoms When You Grow Your Network
An elementary teacher gives 5 suggestions for a "PBL Support Team" including resource teachers, librarians, local organizations, and families.
General PBL
From Open House to PBL Exhibition Night
From static displays to active engagement by students and visitors: 5 purposes of public presentations of students' project work.
Projects in Action
An ELA Project Fosters Empathy & Meets Common Core State Standards
The story “Flowers for Algernon” inspires students to create inventions for people with disabilities.
Projects in Action
Traveling to Explore Complexities of PBL Topics
How visits to local sites opens students' minds about controversial issues in projects on immigration, criminal justice, and energy policy.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
How I Became a PBL Teacher by Making it My Own Project
Advice for beginning your PBL journey by using elements of PBL in an intentional process for professional growth.
General PBL
Memo to Education Leaders: How to Avoid a PBL Teachers Strike
PBL Works' John Larmer argues for more support for teachers, with 10 conditions needed for PBL to thrive in a school or district.
How-to Tips and Tools
Using the Need to Know List as a Planning & Assessment Tool
Tips for sorting students' questions at project launch, and using the list to track progress during a project.
How-to Tips and Tools
Putting PBL into Practice: The Workshop Model
How to provide structure within a project with a framework for inquiry, drafting of work, and reflection.