PBL Blog

The contributions of the Chief Academic Officer of EL Education, former PBL teacher, and author of the seminal PBL book, An Ethic of Excellence.

On lists of 21st century competencies, there used to be 3 C’s - critical thinking, collaboration, and communication - but now

How to make our teaching transparent by having students identify learning goals, build a PBL culture, and coach and assess each other.

As we celebrate National Principals Month, it’s the perfect time to recognize school leaders' vital role in making Project Based

“We are surrounded by places. We walk over and through them. We live in places, relate to others in them, die in them. Nothing we

(Originally posted at DefinedLearning.com) As a long-time advocate for project-based learning, I often find myself reading

The story of how two elementary school teachers, from North Dakota and Michigan, connected on Twitter to design similar PBL units on erosion and connected their students, to build collaboration and communication skills.

A teacher explains why and how to promote a school culture in which teachers can honestly and openly reflect on their use of PBL, modeling the practice for students.

An excerpt from the book Project Based Teaching, with several examples of strategies teachers can use to build a productive PBL culture in the classroom.

PBLWorks Director of Partnership Development Dinah Becton-Consuegra explains three moves PBL teachers can make to transform their practice to be more culturally responsive.