Classroom Implementation

Implementing PBL in the Classroom

The PBL team has created a number of videos explaining how PBL works in the classroom. These are found on our YouTube channel

‘How-To’ Video – An overview of PBL in the classroom. This early (2008) video describes three ways a Challenge may be implemented, and does not include the Teamwork Assessment, added in a later PBL project. (5:15)

PBL in the Classroom – Two part video showing a high school classroom engaged in the PBL process from start to finish (17:32, 13.10)

Using the Whiteboards – A high school class demonstrates how the Whiteboard tool is used in a PBL classroom. (5:43)

Is PBL Right for My Students? – A middle school teacher talks about his first PBL experience with 5th graders. (7:09)

Implementation Stories

As each Challenge is field-tested, teacher participants and their students react to the experience and provide valuable feedback on the details of their classroom implementation. These surveys form the basis of the Implementation Stories for each Challenge. Stories are included in the password-protected Teacher Resource section of the Challenges. Sample Implementation Stories are linked below.

High School: FastCAP Challenge in an Honors Physics classroom pdf

College: TTF Watershed Partnership in a sophomore Biology class pdf