PBL Blog

We had the chance to connect with Jason Darling, a veteran math teacher and sixth-grade PLC lead at Winterset Middle School in

How teachers can help at-first-unwilling students rise to the challenges of a project, by modeling their own learning process to providing scaffolds to building a supportive culture.

Project Based Learning is most powerful when every level of a system is aligned in service of deeper learning for students. To

Suggestions for reflecting on your experience this spring and taking next steps.

An overview of the 7 Essential Project Design Elements in the PBLWorks model for Gold Standard PBL. Adapted from “Gold Standard PBL: The Essential Project Design Elements” white paper by John Larmer and John Mergendoller (2015).

A teacher reflects on how to make students aware of their learning journey, and on the importance of giving them the time to enjoy learning.

How school leaders modeled a PBL culture by involving teachers in a “project” to respond to concerns about students’ workloads.

For the past 10 months as a Lead National Faculty member with PBLWorks, I’ve worked closely with University Prep Schools (UPrep)

Design a PBL-friendly classroom that fosters student voice, choice, collaboration, and deeper learning by treating the environment as a third teacher.