Project-Based Learning (PBL)

Professional growth experiences should be designed to amplify collaboration and active exploration.

Students can explore scientific principles using driving questions like ‘Why do I see so many squirrels but I can’t find any stegosauruses?’

Successfully integrating project-based learning across multiple classes requires careful coordination of learning outcomes and the teaching workload.

A high school PBL unit guides students to use both literary analysis and creativity in answering the question, “Who am I?”

Project-based learning encourages student engagement and self-directed learning, and helps teachers make the best use of their time.

Middle school language arts teachers can create an impactful grammar unit that emphasizes collaboration, research, and presentation skills.

A teacher with long experience in PBL discusses the kinds of data teachers should collect to document student learning, as well as how and when to collect it.

School leaders can guide teachers to implement exciting learning opportunities for students across the curriculum.

As they emerged from the difficulties of the past few years, these students combined humanities, STEM, and the arts in a project that celebrated their identities as individuals and as a community.

Young children’s natural curiosity lends itself well to PBL—and with the right supports, these projects can be extremely effective.

A project-based learning unit on homelessness can provide middle and high school students with valuable information and foster empathy for the unhoused.

New research reveals that when science, reading, and math come together in rigorous hands-on projects, student collaboration, engagement, and achievement can soar.

Two new gold-standard studies provide compelling evidence that project-based learning is an effective strategy for all students—including historically marginalized ones.

This powerful PBL unit turned a ninth-grade classroom into a non-profit—complete with an accounting division, a full-fledged marketing team, and a well-attended fundraising event.

A new study shows that when implemented well, AP courses built around project-based learning can raise test scores for all students, including those in traditionally underserved demographics.