4 Truths About Effective PBL Leadership
BIE Director of Implementation Jennifer Cruz writes about highly effective PBL leadership.
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PBL Champions
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Four Champions, One Commitment: What It Takes to Create Lasting Change Through Project Based Learning
At PBL World 2026, we celebrated four remarkable examples of leadership through our annual PBL Champions Awards. While each
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Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
Gold Standard PBL: Project Based Teaching Practices
An overview of the 7 Project Based Teaching Practices in PBLWorks' model for Gold Standard PBL.
How-to Tips and Tools
Using Project Based Learning in Physical Education
How to design projects that involve physical activity, compelling problems, open-ended questions, and peer feedback.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
The Importance of Project Based Teaching
How the work of progressive education pioneers John Dewey and William Kirkpatrick led to PBLWorks' model for Gold Standard PBL.
How-to Tips and Tools
Resource List: Collaboration in PBL
Articles, videos, and rubrics to help K-12 teachers learn how to build teams and manage student collaboration in PBL units.
How Can We Teach and Assess Creativity and Innovation in PBL?
On lists of 21st century competencies, there used to be 3 C’s - critical thinking, collaboration, and communication - but now
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Project Based Learning vs. Problem Based Learning vs. XBL
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer clarifies common confusion about various forms of inquiry-based learning and the "two PBLs."
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Using Gallery Walks for Critique & Revision in PBL
A formative assessment process for students to give and receive feedback for improving the quality of their work.
How-to Tips and Tools
How to Use the "4 C's" Rubrics
An explanation of the purpose and structure of PBLWorks' K-12 analytic rubrics for critical thinking, collaboration, creativity/innovation, and making a presentation.