The Value of Awe and How to Harness It in PBL Awe sneaks up on us when we least expect it. It catches us mid-step, mid-thought, mid-breath, and suddenly, the world feels a
Resource List: Celebrating National SEL Week In honor of National SEL Week (March 3–7, 2025), we've curated some resources to support educators in integrating SEL into their
Going From “Hands On” to “Brains On” With PBL In 1938, John Dewey published Experience and Education, a short book that emphasized the importance of purposeful, collaborative
My PBL World Experience: Meet Ligia Ravagnani, Middle School Leader in São Paulo, Brazil Tell us about yourself, your role, and how many years you’ve been in education. My name is Ligia, and I’m currently a Middle
Celebrate 14 Years of PBL World: Igniting Hope Through PBL PBL World, now in its 14th year, is the premier annual event for Project Based Learning. This one-of-a-kind experience immerses
Resource Round-Up: Portrait of a Graduate Preparing students for the future means equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and mindsets they need to thrive in a rapidly
Teaching Controversial Topics: Rethinking the Driving Question I always believed studying contentious topics was important, but I struggled to teach them. Attempts at productive dialogue
PBL World Participant Spotlight Series My PBL World Experience: Meet Bethany Thomas, Computer Science & Robotics Teacher in Atlanta, Georgia Meet Mrs. Thomas (Bethany Thomas), a computer science and robotics teacher at Purpose Built Schools in Atlanta, Georgia, who
The Problem Tree Exercise: Teaching Students to See Beyond the Surface How many of us have been at the start of a PBL unit, right after introducing the driving question—designed to explore a complex
Culture, Language, and Mathematics Part of the beauty of the human experience is how people communicate with one another. Everyone has quirks in their choice of