PBL Blog

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)

“The work of changing the world is truly in our hands.” That is how Dr. Lisa Delpit concluded her PBL World 2022 keynote address

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