PBL Blog

For the past 10 years as a Director of District and School Leadership with PBLWorks, I’ve walked alongside many incredible leaders

And so begins another school year. Another classroom of individual thinkers, artists, doers, and believers. Another group of

I love this time of year! Summer is ending and it’s time to embrace the fall—cooler weather, less pollen in the air, my countdown

Embarking on a Project Based Learning (PBL) initiative may seem overwhelming. Questions like - Where do you start? How do you

At PBLWorks, we love inspiring stories about the impact of Project Based Learning. Each year, we celebrate Individual, School, and

Allie Wong, Lead National Faculty, shares the impact Project Based Learning (PBL) had on her trajectory as a student and how the emphasis on Success that she earned as a student in PBL set her up for success as a leader in her professional life.

An overview of the 7 Essential Project Design Elements in the PBLWorks model for Gold Standard PBL. Adapted from “Gold Standard PBL: The Essential Project Design Elements” white paper by John Larmer and John Mergendoller (2015).

Let’s start by saying, unequivocally, that Gold Standard Project Based Learning (PBL) can and does happen in every discipline-from

Articles, videos, and rubrics to help K-12 teachers learn how to manage activities in PBL units.