Projects in Action
Using PBL to Figure Out Social Media and Screen Time
Students create guidelines for parents on teens' use of social media, using resources from Common Sense Media.
PBL Blog
10 Most-Read PBLWorks Blog Articles of the Year
December is here, and it’s the perfect moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate the ideas that resonated most with our community
Recent Blogs
How-to Tips and Tools
Easy on the Spices: Using the Right Technology to Support PBL Teaching
A middle school instructional coach recommends tech tools to help with problems of practice in 3 Gold Standard PBL Project Design Elements.
Projects in Action
Chaos, Kindness, and Kindergarten
A project that went beyond expectations, in which children planned and carried out a kindness campaign to help others in their community and beyond.
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.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
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.
How-to Tips and Tools
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.
General PBL
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.
General PBL
Learners Ask 4 Deep Questions, PBL Provides Opportunities to Answer Them
How PBL can help answer questions of identity, capacity, agency, and well-being.
General PBL
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.