General PBL
Why Your School System Needs a Portrait of a Graduate
"It’s not buy-in. It’s believe-in." Anyone who has taken part in a PBL 101 workshop knows the metaphor of the “ideal graduate.”
Search Results
Gold Standard PBL: Teaching Practices
How I Became a PBL Teacher by Making it My Own Project
Advice for beginning your PBL journey by using elements of PBL in an intentional process for professional growth.
Webinar #1: 7 Tech Tools for Supporting Online PBL
We've designed a series of webinars to engage teachers in interactive online learning experiences and offer practical guidance for facilitating Gold Standard Project Based Learning online with students.
VIDEO: Build the Culture - Look and Feel of the Classroom
This video focuses on how teachers can explicitly and implicitly promote student independence and growth, open-ended inquiry, team spirit, and attention to quality.
Projects in Action
Fun Pass for Veggies: A PBL Unit on Forces
A project in which 3rd graders design arcade games to learn physical science content—and make a difference in their community.
General PBL
How PBL Connects to Research on Brain Science
A comparison of High Quality PBL and the recent book, How People Learn II.
General PBL
How to Prepare Students for PBL
PBLWorks Editor in Chief John Larmer shares tips and resources for starting the school year with students who are new to PBL.
How-to Tips and Tools
How to Begin Building a PBL Culture Right from the Start
Ideas for developing relationships, co-creating norms, practicing protocols and establishing routines, and designing a classroom conducive to PBL.
Celebrating Work in the Field: Amplifying the Role Effective Leadership Plays in Making PBL a Reality
For the past 10 years as a Director of District and School Leadership with PBLWorks, I’ve walked alongside many incredible leaders