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This article provides another overview of PBL with some research supporting the use of PBL in schools.

"In this new column, Jane L. David shares with readers what research says about the effectiveness of current education reforms."

How PBL can support gifted student education

PDF from PBLWorks website, a list of research studies investigating how PBL supports 21st century learning goals.

Very timely... The author explains how using projects during distance learning can ease the stress of time restraints and parent involvement. Several different project suggestions are explained and a parenting how-to encourages their children to be successful with PBL during distance learning is explained.

At TeachThought, we're huge fans of project-based learning. While there is no magic bullet of practice, program, or framework that automatically produces progressive and effective learning, what makes project-based learning exceptional is its flexibility. As it is, first and foremost, simply a curriculum planning tool, so much other "good stuff" that can support learning (game-based learning, learning simulations, place-based education, self-directed learning, etc.)

Discusses the steps to allow for more opportunities for students.

Building a PBL Environment: 5 Tools to Support Project Based Learning and the Future of Work

This article by Melinda Kolk, supports the same argument about the value an authentic audience can have on learning as the Monica Burns article. What I liked about Kolk's thinking that was different, was the idea of a flexible audience. Different groups may have different audiences based on the information and stakeholders the groups choose. Kolks also stressed the need for not just authentic audiences, but for authentic and real-world problems, which might influence who the audience is. The article suggests focusing on ideas that matter, work that matters, and effort that matters (Move from Projects to Project-Based Learning, 2022).