Projects in Action
What Mars Can Tell Us about Earth
How teachers designed a 4th grade science project in response to students' interests that "left us with a sense of accomplishment and wonder."
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Success Stories
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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
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
Resource List: Assessment in PBL
A list of resources to help teachers enhance their skill in PBL assessment.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
3 Tips for Getting Standards-Aligned Products
Meeting the Project Based Teaching Rubric criteria “clearly and specifically derived from standards” and “allows demonstration of mastery” requires careful thought and planning.
Projects in Action
Inside Out: A Science Unit that Taught Me the In’s & Out’s of PBL
A 5th grade teacher shares important lessons learned from a project on the human body.
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL & Literacy: Teaching Reading While on a Learning Journey
A secondary teacher provides 5 strategies for PBL units, such as leveled texts, graphic organizers, transition words, and text annotation, and more.
General PBL
Reflections on My Experience at PBL World 2018
A teacher tells what she gained from the Project Slice & PBL Coaching workshops.
How-to Tips and Tools
A Tricky Part of PBL: Writing a Driving Question
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer gives guidance for troubleshooting pitfalls and deciding which type of DQ fits your project.
How-to Tips and Tools
Why Collaboration is More Than “Group Work”
How to avoid common misconceptions of why and when students need to work in teams in a project, such as "divide and conquer."
Projects in Action
Open Your Classroom Door to CA State Parks: PBL & PORTS Program
An overview of 4 secondary science projects available free to teachers, aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.