PBL Blog

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

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 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

Explore how equitable, student-centered math instruction supports multilingual learners and promotes culturally responsive teaching in K–12 education.

Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week by honoring educators who lead Gold Standard PBL and deeper learning through real-world, student-centered projects.

PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer argues for more frequent and regular use of PBL across a school and throughout the year, to maximize its impact on students and build an effective PBL school culture.

A list of tech tools teachers and students can use to support each of the 6 criteria in the Framework for High Quality PBL.

Teacher and PBLWorks National Faculty member Erin Brandvold explains the benefits of “de-privatizing” practice, for professional learning and promoting a PBL culture.