PBL 101: Introduction to Project Based Learning
For teachers, coaches, school and district leaders.
This foundational three-day workshop in Project Based Learning—based on our model of Gold Standard PBL—is the best way to begin your PBL journey. In this workshop, you’ll develop a Gold Standard project for your students and learn equity-centered teaching practices to facilitate high-quality PBL. The PBL 101 workshop models the Project Based Learning process. You will leave your workshop with a personalized project planner and clear next steps for project implementation. In this workshop, you will learn how to:
Develop a personal vision for how Gold Standard PBL serves students and their communities
Plan Gold Standard projects that teach meaningful learning goals and are relevant to students and their communities
Include well-curated resources, effective learning experiences, and purposeful assessments to ensure that all students are appropriately challenged and supported as they move through the project path
Engage students in learner-centered practices, driven by sustained inquiry, throughout the project
Balance structure and flexibility in the project facilitation, using varied forms of evidence to ensure that all students grow in relation to learning goals
This three-day workshop is a blend of direct instruction, video analysis, hands-on work, resource sharing, and peer collaboration and feedback. Your workshop will be facilitated by PBLWorks National Faculty members—all seasoned teachers, administrators, and coaches who are PBL experts
PBL Leadership Workshop
For teams of school and district leaders
Requirement: Due to the workshop's collaborative nature, participants must attend as part of a school or district leadership team of 3-4 participants, including the principal or superintendent.
Dive in with your leadership team and learn how to grow the conditions needed for Gold Standard PBL to thrive in your system. Considering your current reality, you will design a customized strategy to launch or advance PBL in your school or district. Both new and experienced practitioners of PBL are welcome. In this workshop, teams will learn how to:
Deepen their understanding of Gold Standard PBL as an equity-centered approach to teaching and learning
Assess their school’s current reality for PBL
Identify and address a key PBL implementation challenge
Identify key action steps for implementing PBL in their school or district
Engage together as a community of leaders and learners to lead the changes needed to scale Gold Standard PBL in their school/district
This three-day workshop is a blend of direct instruction, video analysis, hands-on work, resource sharing, and peer collaboration and feedback. Your workshop will be facilitated by PBLWorks National Faculty members—all seasoned teachers, administrators, and coaches who are PBL experts.
PBL Coaching Workshop
For instructional coaches, school and district leaders
Prerequisite: PBL 101 or equivalent experience with Gold Standard PBL
This workshop is based on our PBL Coaching Cycle and aligned with our model for Gold Standard Project Based Learning. Deepen your expertise as a PBL instructional coach or leader by engaging in this three-day experience where you will create a PBL Coaching Toolkit to help you support teachers with implementing Gold Standard PBL more effectively.
In this workshop, you will learn how to:
Articulate best practices related to coaching teachers during each phase of the PBL Coaching Cycle
Plan and implement coaching conversations and other peer-driven feedback protocols
This three-day workshop is a blend of direct instruction, video analysis, hands-on work, resource sharing, and peer collaboration and feedback. Your workshop will be facilitated by PBLWorks National Faculty members—all seasoned teachers, administrators, and coaches who are PBL experts.
