Guides: WPI's Project Based Learning (PBL) Educators' Resource Library: Defining PBL

Defining PBL

The following resources will help you to understand what qualities define project based learning, and how project based learning differs from problem based learning.

EduProject
EduProject is a knowledge mobilization portal for project-based learning (PBL). Coverage includes PBL at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels.
What is Project Based Learning (PBL)?
From the Buck Institute for Education (BIE)
Project Based Learning
From the George Lucas Educational Foundation
Seven Essentials for Project-Based Learning
From ASCD
Project Based Learning in Higher Education
From Sam Houston State University

Setting the Standard for Project Based Learning: A Proven Approach to Rigorous Classroom Instruction by John Larmer; John R. Mergendoller; Suzie Boss; Buck Institute of Education
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 1416620338
Publication Date: 2015
Project based learning (PBL) is gaining renewed attention with the current focus on college and career readiness and the performance-based emphases of Common Core State Standards, but only high-quality versions can deliver the beneficial outcomes that schools want for their students. It's not enough to just "do projects." Today's projects need to be rigorous, engaging, and in-depth, and they need to have student voice and choice built in. Such projects require careful planning and pedagogical skill. The authors--leaders at the respected Buck Institute for Education--take readers through the step-by-step process of how to create, implement, and assess PBL using a classroom-tested framework.