General PBL
Our (Digital) Backpack for Success: Transforming the Student Experience
How a school district is shifting to PBL to provide evidence for readiness to transition from 5th, 8th, and 12th grade.
PBL Blog
Before the PBL Classroom Empties: 4 Practices That Document Learning and Inform What's Next
The end of the school year is always full. There are showcases to prepare, final assessments to complete, and report cards to
Recent Blogs
Projects in Action
An Evening of Climate, Science & Theater: Our Grade 6-7 Project
Middle school students take action to raise community awareness of climate science.
Projects in Action
A Project Empowers Students to Improve Air Quality (& Reduce Greenhouse Gases)
A 6th grade teacher tells about a project that had a lasting impact on their community.
Projects in Action
Passion is Contagious: Our Sustainable Living Project
An 8th grade teacher tells the story of a project that grew out of teachers’ and students’ passions.
How-to Tips and Tools
The Most Important Project Ever: Climate Change
On the first day of the Global Climate Strike week, here are some ideas and resources to help teachers do projects about the topic.
General PBL
The Hunger Project: A New PBL Unit for K-12 Teachers
A free project for English Language Arts, Math, or Science, from PBLWorks and Students Rebuild, a program of the Bezos Family Foundation.
Projects in Action
Understanding Modern Tragedies with Romeo & Juliet
A high school teacher reflects on how she built “grit” in students with a project that connected Shakespeare with modern media.
General PBL
The Latest PBL News & Views: September 13, 2019
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recommends recent articles, blog posts, research studies, and other resources related to Project Based Learning.
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL + Comprehensible Input = Engaging, Brain-Based World Language Classrooms
A teacher tells how she taught Spanish effectively by using authentic projects—and rethinking her textbook.