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

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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.