PBL Blog

How a school introduces parents to PBL by having them experience a "project slice" activity.

A thorough look at how reading and writing goals can be integrated with with other standards in projects.

A middle school teacher explains how she uses her curriculum as more than just a checklist, by combining literacy goals with concepts from other subjects in her projects.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer offers 5 tips for teachers, including rubrics, formative assessment, time for revision, authenticity, and a culture of quality.

A principal explains how she uses professional learning communities, models PBL practices in staff meetings, and promotes reflection based on student work.

Four strategies for building reading, writing, and presentation skills.

A principal in a low-income community explains how his school meets students’ emotional needs using "Stoke Deck" activities from Stanford's d.school.

A secondary teacher provides 5 strategies for PBL units, such as leveled texts, graphic organizers, transition words, and text annotation, and more.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer gives guidance for troubleshooting pitfalls and deciding which type of DQ fits your project.

How to avoid common misconceptions of why and when students need to work in teams in a project, such as "divide and conquer."