PBL and Equity
The Day the Project Stopped
What happened when high school students faced racism when doing research in the community, and how teachers can handle situations like this.
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
How does your birthplace affect your future? A Spanish V Project
A high school teacher describes a project in which students uncover stories of immigration.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
Coaching Your Students: Team PBL!
A veteran PBL instructional coach shares 6 skills teachers need to coach students effectively.
General PBL
How PBL Connects to Research on Brain Science
A comparison of High Quality PBL and the recent book, How People Learn II.
General PBL
PBL World 2019: Bigger & Better Than Ever
New workshops and events being planned for the premiere event for Project Based Learning.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
Level Up Your PBL Through Authentic Adult Learning
How a high school staff explored the Gold Standard PBL Essential Element "authenticity" in a school-wide professional development effort.
How-to Tips and Tools
Preparing Preservice Teachers for PBL: “Out of the Gate” Project
A student teacher & a veteran PBL teacher reflect on their experiences in a "project slice" workshop and offer "5 takeways for simple starts" for PBL teaching.
How-to Tips and Tools
Engage and Coach Through the Messy Middle
An excerpt from the book Project Based Teaching gives practical advice for coaching students during a PBL unit.
How-to Tips and Tools
Making Work Time Work in PBL
How teachers can engage students in their learning and scaffold the process for project work.