Why Project Based Learning?

All students—no matter where they live or what their background— should have access to quality Project Based Learning to deepen their learning and achieve success in college, career, and life.

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Teachers Rate Our Professional Development as Exceptional

Whether you’re seeking teacher training or you’re looking for a whole-district PBL implementation, BIE looks forward to working with you.

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Reach & Impact

Our goal? To improve student learning outcomes by making PBL accessible for teachers in grades K-12 and all subject areas.

80,000 <em>teachers and leaders</em> across all 50 states have been trained to use PBL by BIE. 1,200 <em>schools</em> have implemented PBL with BIE support. 25 <em>districts</em> have received PBL coaching with BIE

Dig Into These PBL Resources

Search an array of documents, watch PBL projects in action, and get started with planning tools

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Blogs, books,
research articles

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Project videos, webinars, Google Hangouts

Design

Project library, rubrics, planning forms

Featured Articles

How to Improve (or Abandon) Some “Classic” Initial Ideas for Projects

Creating a Culture of Belonging

We Learn by Doing: What Educators Get Wrong About Bloom’s Taxonomy

Students’ Basic Needs Must Be Met Before They Can Learn Deeply

Making Project Based Learning a Gift for the Gifted

What Does Appropriate Voice & Choice Look Like?