PBL Blog

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

How teachers play the role of coach during a project, with an excerpt from the book Project Based Teaching.

The importance of relationships in PBL teaching, and how teachers can form closer connections to students.

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.

How to make learning experiences “real” or “real-world” for students.

Getting Smart's Tom Vander Ark argues for PBL units that tackle real-world problems, instead of typical worksheet-based and test-prep instruction.

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.

A new book on how education urgently needs to make the shift to John Dewey’s ideas about how people actually learn.

How a powerful, engaging border-land project on immigration led to connections with real-world organizations and issues.