PBL Blog

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer looks back on the work of the Buck Institute for Education, aka BIE, and reflects on its rebranding to PBLWorks.

I am thrilled to announce that today we are rolling out our new brand name: PBLWorks!

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recommends and links to recent articles, blog posts, research studies, and other resources related to Project Based Learning.

An overview of how the workshops provided by PBLWorks meet the needs of teachers and school leaders.

Reflections from a rafting trip on how running a PBL unit is like a running a river.

New year's resolutions for PBL practice, crowd-sourced from teachers, instructional coaches, and leaders across the USA and around the world.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer lists helpful resources and thought-provoking books for teachers and school leaders.

Round them up. Build a pile. Add gasoline, a match, and watch them burn.

PBL Blog editor John Larmer travels to Shanghai and finds growing interest in PBL. Similar to the US, in China most of the PBL is happening so far in private schools while public school systems are slower to adopt innovations.

A comparison of High Quality PBL and the recent book, How People Learn II.