Free Resources for Educators
Welcome to our new PBL Library, your source for free resources like rubrics, planning tools, toolkits, handouts, strategy guides, and more.
Our Library is currently UNDER CONSTRUCTION, so you'll find a few of our favorite resources here now, but over the coming months, we'll add even more.
Want to boost student engagement? Implement Gold Standard PBL.
The driving question for this brief is designed to explore one of the most common concerns we hear from educators seeking our support. How does PBL positively impact student engagement, and does engagement lead to better student outcomes?
Supporting Multilingual Learners Through Gold Standard Project Based Learning
This brief explores an important question for educators working with multilingual learners. The driving question for this brief is both timely and essential: How can we create learning experiences that build upon the linguistic and cultural assets multilingual learners bring to the classroom? How does Gold Standard PBL align with research-based best practices to support the academic achievement of multilingual learners?
Gold Standard Project Based Learning designed as HQIM
The driving question for this brief revolves around a question at top of mind for school and district leaders who support a diverse population of teachers in their efforts to provide rigorous, grade-level-appropriate, and engaging instruction for their students. What resources and materials do teachers need to plan effectively and efficiently? How do we know those resources are high quality? What are HQIM and how do Gold Standard Project Based Units fit the criteria?
Evidence Framework Toolkits
Explore the research-based tools that we've developed to support Gold Standard Project Based Learning.
Evidence Matters
District PBL Evidence Framework Toolkit
Track effective implementation on key indicators of PBL that “move the needle” on academic and success skills.
Evidence Matters
School PBL Evidence Framework Toolkit
Track effective implementation on key indicators of PBL that “move the needle” on academic and success skills.
91% of our District Partners improved Chronic Absenteeism after implementing PBL
Across 22 district partners in 13 states, 91% saw chronic absenteeism decline after implementing Project Based Learning — and 70% outpaced their state average. Explore what's driving the shift: when learning is relevant, collaborative, and student-driven, kids don't want to miss it. See the data, and hear directly from principals watching it happen.