PBL and Equity
Yes, You Really Can Do Authentic Projects with Limited Resources
The principal of a PBL school in a low-income community explains how he leverages local experts and audiences.
Search Results
How-to Tips and Tools
A Day in a PBL Classroom: Demise of the “PBL Block”
PBL should be the learning your class is doing every day during regularly scheduled learning time.
General PBL
PBL Resolutions for 2019
New year's resolutions for PBL practice, crowd-sourced from teachers, instructional coaches, and leaders across the USA and around the world.
Projects in Action
Professional Learning for Experienced PBL Teachers: A Shared Storytelling Project
A story of a project designed and conducted by six teachers at different schools in a district that showed how PBL can empower even our littlest humans.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
Deeper Learning Performance Assessment Resource
The Performance Assessment Resource Bank curated by the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) is a useful place to start.
How-to Tips and Tools
Remote PBL with Young Children: What I Know So Far
A kindergarten teacher tells the story of a "Classroom Community" project and addresses 4 misconceptions about PBL.
General PBL
The Gift of Time That PBL Allows
A teacher reflects on how to make students aware of their learning journey, and on the importance of giving them the time to enjoy learning.
How-to Tips and Tools
A Thoughtful Yearlong Plan Leads to Cross-Curricular PBL Success
An elementary school teacher tells how she starts with the standards, connects subject areas, and collaborates with colleagues to map out interdisciplinary PBL units for the year.
How-to Tips and Tools
Designing to the Edges: Using Universal Design for Learning in PBL
A teacher explains how she moved from Differentiated Instruction to scaffolding that benefits all students.
How-to Tips and Tools
How We Use “Need to Know” Questions to Guide Sustained Inquiry
A 4th grade teacher explains how he generates student questions and uses them in a project to let students know their voices are valued.