Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices Designing Projects with Students, Not for Them How middle school students and teachers planned a STEM project focused on community issues.
How-to Tips and Tools Student Voice and Choice in the Elementary Grades A 3rd grade teacher explains how she gave students four opportunities to make choices in a Heroes Museum project.
General PBL Happy New Year! PBL Resolutions for 2020 Wishes for the practice of PBL this year for teachers and school leaders, from PBLWorks staff.
General PBL PBL as a Hero’s Journey: Parallels to Classic Stories & Star Wars How what students experience in a project follows the archetypal storyline.
General PBL Top PBL Blog Posts of 2019 The year’s most-read posts, written by PBLWorks staff, National Faculty, and guest bloggers.
General PBL My Favorite Projects of 2019 PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer's list of projects from various grade levels and subject areas.
How-to Tips and Tools 4 Tips to Unlock the Power of Protocols A teacher's advice for making sure critique protocols work well with students.
General PBL Wait. Whose Kid is This? How PBL Changes Your Life as a Parent A parent of a high school student sees the benefits of PBL.
General PBL Letter to My First-Year Teacher Self – from a Retiring PBL Veteran The importance of building relationships with students, creating a classroom community, and pursuing PBL.
PBL and Equity Why All Students Deserve PBL – and Why Some Don’t Get It PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer argues for using PBL with historically underserved students, and addresses common challenges.