Time to dust off the 3D printers
The era of COVID-19 brought about the largest boom in school makerspaces seen to date. Makerspaces have the ability to help students consider career pathways and interests they…
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PBLWorks Announces its 2024 Award Winners
Novato, CA – The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks), a national provider of professional development for high quality Project ... Read more
Using PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum
Combining PBL with makerspaces (also called maker education) gives educators an infinite number of projects, assignments, and activities that engage ... Read more
How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum
Combining PBL with makerspaces (also called maker education) gives educators an infinite number of projects, assignments, and activities that engage students and truly immerse them in learning.
Designing Your Own Project-Based Learning Unit
Explore PBL, why it works, and how to use backwards design to create a PBL unit within your scope and ... Read more
Infusing PBL with edtech to enhance collaboration, critical thinking
Project-based learning (PBL) helps prepare students for college and beyond by actively engaging them in meaningful, relevant projects. In many situations, students will work on these projects for…
PBL isn’t used enough–let’s change that
As teaching becomes increasingly challenging, project-based learning (PBL) may arguably be the most underutilized resource to accommodate these needs.
Career-Connected PBL
Project-based learning (PBL) helps students learn about careers more deeply than they can by simply reading about various jobs or ... Read more
PBLWorks Announces its 2022 PBL Champions
Novato, CA (July 27, 2022) – PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for Project Based Learning (PBL), has announced ... Read more
Essential time-tested teaching tactics
In this week's episode of Getting There: Innovations in Education, host Kevin Hogan explores ideas to center educator wellness, using critical thinking in ELA and social studies, and…
5 tools that support project-based learning
Educators know project-based learning (PBL) isn't simply another teaching strategy. Project-based learning gives students deeper learning experiences, and as they apply their knowledge, they develop soft skills such…
5 easy tools that support project-based learning
Educators know project-based learning isn't simply another teaching strategy--tools for project-based learning are a great way to engage students by solving challenges that link classroom learning to real-life…
PBLWorks Announces its 2021 PBL Champions
Novato, CA (July 13, 2021) – PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for Project Based Learning (PBL), has announced ... Read more
PBL students excel compared to peers in typical classrooms
Students in project-based learning (PBL) classrooms across the United States significantly outperform students in typical classrooms, according to four studies released from Lucas Education Research.
Accelerating Learning with Meaningful Project-Based Learning
The global pandemic has created significant challenges for educators and students alike. Although educators have spent countless hours on designing ... Read more
The College Board Partners with PBLWorks to Train Teachers for New AP Courses Rooted in Project Based Learning
PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the College Board to offer ... Read more
How an art teacher tackles STEM and PBL
This past year has been, without a doubt, the most challenging one of my entire teaching career. As an art teacher, I always say that my teaching style…
Registration is Now Open for the 10th annual PBL World Conference
PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), will host its 10th annual PBL World ... Read more
PBLWorks Expands its Online Services for 2021
PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is expanding its selection of online offerings ... Read more
PBLWorks and ISTE Partner to Offer New Course for Teachers
PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the International Society for ... Read more
Interactive Online Tool that Gives Teachers a Shortcut to Creating Quality Project Based Learning Units
PBLWorks, the leader in professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has created a first-of-its kind PBL Project Designer ... Read more
5 tools to help with project-based learning
Educators know project-based learning isn't simply another teaching strategy--tools for project-based learning are a great way to engage students by solving challenges that link classroom learning to real-life…
Bam! 5 tools for project-based learning
Educators know project-based learning isn't simply another teaching strategy--tools for project-based learning are a great way to engage students by solving challenges that link classroom learning to real-life…
Defining high-quality project-based learning
A growing number of educators around the world believe that project-based learning (PBL) is an important instructional approach that allows students to master academic skills and content knowledge,…
5 steps to guarantee your PD for PBL is on point
What kind of professional development (PD) is needed in order for project-based learning (PBL) to be done well, spread throughout a school, and stick? Short answer: a lot.
6 questions (and answers!) to ask before moving to PBL
Don’t jump into project-based learning (PBL) too quickly. But at some point you’ve got to just jump. Does that sound like conflicting advice? Let me explain. Some teachers…
Putting the SEL into PBL
In project-based learning (PBL), teachers present students with a real-world problem and challenge them to solve the problem through research and inquiry, often collaborating with each another and…
3 strategies to keep students engaged in STEM
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) is more than just an acronym or a collection of letters. Rather, it is an instructional movement that embodies cross-curricular concepts from…
How we developed a personalized PBL model for STEM
How can schools and districts prepare students for college and careers in STEM? Is it by asking them to passively read a textbook or listen to a teacher…
Our research shows that when students work on projects, they learn more
Educators often talk about 21st-century skills and the benefits of incorporating communication, creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking into lessons. ... Read more
I made my classroom look like the real-world—and test scores soared
Think about the jobs in today’s economy — the ones we’re supposed to prepare students for after graduation. Are employees ... Read more
What schools can learn from the unschooling movement
Unschooling is reaching way beyond the homeschool crowd. Traditional schools take note.
Why we all need time to tinker with tech
Tinkering in the modern context is a process of trying something to figure out what works or doesn’t to find your way to the best solution, often going…
7 ways data collection is improving STEM education
One district is getting students more active and analytical with data-collection tools, like probeware Today’s students, being technology natives, expect ... Read more
When students become entrepreneurs, real learning happens
Some are embracing their entrepreneurial spirit right at school, engaging in a style of project-based learning that helps make lessons come alive and touches on almost every aspect…
This innovative district lets students choose how to learn
Rather than imprisoning students in front-facing classrooms, one Kentucky district is instead trying to entice at-risk, and even low-risk, students to enjoy their education through a series of…
28 apps for challenge-based learning projects
Challenge-based learning lets students locate a problem and then unleash their creativity in search of a solution. By nature, these projects are collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and hands-on. And what…