Projects in Action
Four Ways to Think about Authenticity - Through the Lens of Gold Standard PBL Videos
How to make learning experiences “real” or “real-world” for students.
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How One Magnet School Built Its Identity Around Project Based Learning
Borton shows how a deep commitment to PBL and systems thinking can drive equity, attract families, and create lasting success. We
Recent Blogs
General PBL
Why High School Students Deserve Extended Challenges
Getting Smart's Tom Vander Ark argues for PBL units that tackle real-world problems, instead of typical worksheet-based and test-prep instruction.
How-to Tips and Tools
How to Get Higher-Quality Student Work in PBL
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer offers 5 tips for teachers, including rubrics, formative assessment, time for revision, authenticity, and a culture of quality.
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL School Collaboration: 3 Strategies for School Leaders
A principal explains how she uses professional learning communities, models PBL practices in staff meetings, and promotes reflection based on student work.
Choosing Progressive Education for Modern Learning
A new book on how education urgently needs to make the shift to John Dewey’s ideas about how people actually learn.
Projects in Action
Fostering Serendipity in PBL
How a powerful, engaging border-land project on immigration led to connections with real-world organizations and issues.
How-to Tips and Tools
Embed Literacy into STEM Projects
Four strategies for building reading, writing, and presentation skills.
General PBL
How to Prepare Students for PBL
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer shares tips and resources for starting the school year with students who are new to PBL.
How-to Tips and Tools
Stoking the Culture for PBL: Using Icebreakers & Energizers to Engage All Learners
A principal in a low-income community explains how his school meets students’ emotional needs using "Stoke Deck" activities from Stanford's d.school.