Walking the PBL Path: A School's Journey, Student Impact, and the Promise of PBL
For the past 10 months as a Lead National Faculty member with PBLWorks, I’ve worked closely with University Prep Schools (UPrep)
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From Skills to Purpose: How Project Based Learning Brings Literacy to Life
“Literacy development has always been connected to identity, skills, intellect, criticality, and joy. When we reduce it to only
How-to Tips and Tools
PBL in IB Middle Years Programme: Academic Knowledge for Principled Action
How the International Baccalaureate program aligns with Gold Standard PBL's 7 Essental Project Design Elements.
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
5 Tips to Improve Your PBL Teaching
Basic “teacher moves” that can help teachers improve their PBL practice.
General PBL
“If You Name It, They Think They Know It” – PBL & Wonder
A 2nd grade teacher encourages a parent to hold off on the field guides for a family vacation.
An Exhibition of the PBL Process
Making the “Messy Middle” of a Project Public So often, when we celebrate the outcomes of Project Based Learning, we tend to lean
How-to Tips and Tools
Making PBL Observer-Friendly
3 ways to help administrators, community members, or other teachers understand what they see when visiting a PBL classroom.
General PBL
Research Brief: What can we learn from John Hattie about Project Based Teaching? – Part 1
The former director of the Buck Institute for Education connects the findings of researcher John Hattie to Project Based Teaching and our model of Gold Standard Project Based Learning.
Preparing Learners for the Test and Beyond: PBL and High-Stakes Assessments
A common concern we hear from educators as they begin to make the transition to Project Based Learning is: “What about the test?”
PBL Champions
Four Champions, One Commitment: What It Takes to Create Lasting Change Through Project Based Learning
At PBL World 2026, we celebrated four remarkable examples of leadership through our annual PBL Champions Awards. While each