PBL Blog

How teachers can engage students in their learning and scaffold the process for project work.

How the International Baccalaureate program aligns with Gold Standard PBL's 7 Essental Project Design Elements.

How art can be used not only for creating products but to enhancie all of Gold Standard PBL's Essential Project Design Elements.

How a rural elelmentary school launched its program by involving students in planning a garden project.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer suggests ways to make typical projects more rigorous, engaging, and aligned with Gold Standard PBL.

The principal of a low-income school tells how its staff involved parents & students in design thinking and modeled the PBL process.

PBL thought leader Ron Berger of EL Education points out equity issues when some students are kept at lower levels of thinking.

Bob Lenz and John Larmer of PBLWorks call for equitable access to PBL for all students, from clean classrooms to safety to literacy.

High-achieving students can face their own challenges in PBL; here are 4 ways to provide scaffolding for them.

How a PBL high school made time for project work and content learning in math, ELA, PE, art, Spanish, and digital media classes.