How-to Tips and Tools
How to Get Higher Quality Student Work in PBL
PBLWorks Contributor John Larmer offers 5 tips for teachers, including rubrics, formative assessment, time for revision, authenticity, and a culture of quality.
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Supporting PBL with a Design Thinking Framework
How the 5 steps in the design thinking process align with PBL—and how making students aware of it could help them in job interviews.
General PBL
Ron Berger: Our 2019 PBL Champion and Keynote Speaker at PBL World
The contributions of the Chief Academic Officer of EL Education, former PBL teacher, and author of the seminal PBL book, An Ethic of Excellence.
Success Stories
How Two San Mateo-Foster City Schools Are Deepening Student Engagement Through PBL
On a recent math test, a fifth-grade student quietly wrote in the corner of his paper, “Math is not my thing. PBL is though.” When
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PBL with English Language Learners: A Vital Need
A powerful argument that all students are "ready" for PBL, with 8 strategies for scaffolding projects for English Learners.
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The Power of Apprenticeship in the PBL Classroom
How to use the workshop model and gradual release of responsibility to structure project work time.
Project Based Online Learning: Meeting the Challenge
PBL is likely an ideal model of student-centered learning for blended and online environments.
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PBL in the Math Classroom: A New Book, Plus More Resources
Two math teachers in the PBLWorks National Faculty have a new book with practical guidance and several detailed examples of PBL units for secondary math. Also: PBLWorks' general advice for PBL in math, and more resources for math teachers.
Autonomy and The Playground Conundrum
Aristotle’s concept of “eudaimonia” (eu·dae·mo·nia), or flourishing in life, refers to not just a fleeting feeling of pleasure