General PBL Why Your School System Needs a Portrait of a Graduate "It’s not buy-in. It’s believe-in." Anyone who has taken part in a PBL 101 workshop knows the metaphor of the “ideal graduate.”
Workshop: Social Emotional Learning in PBL This one-day workshop provides an overview of PBL as a transformative approach to social and emotional learning (SEL).
Projects in Action Fun Pass for Veggies: A PBL Unit on Forces A project in which 3rd graders design arcade games to learn physical science content—and make a difference in their community.
General PBL How PBL Connects to Research on Brain Science A comparison of High Quality PBL and the recent book, How People Learn II.
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 How to Begin Building a PBL Culture Right from the Start Ideas for developing relationships, co-creating norms, practicing protocols and establishing routines, and designing a classroom conducive to PBL.
Celebrating Work in the Field: Amplifying the Role Effective Leadership Plays in Making PBL a Reality For the past 10 years as a Director of District and School Leadership with PBLWorks, I’ve walked alongside many incredible leaders
General PBL 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."