PBL Blog

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).

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

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.

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

In a computational thinking and coding project, teachers taught collaboration and communication skills by having students define good teamwork, set roles, make agreements about how to work together, engage in team-building strategies, and use a collaboration rubric.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer shares tips and resources for starting the school year with students who are new to PBL.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer recaps a classic article from 1991 about urban education, race, and control-based schooling—and finds parallels between the author’s call for “good teaching” and Project Based Learning.

Post e-Learning, educators are reporting a greater need to design learning experiences that facilitate equity and identity