PBL
Project-Based Learning
Are your students building knowledge and skills for the modern world through deeper learning?
PD for teachers, school, and district leaders
Grow student thinking and learning aligned with your content standards and/or skills using the TeachThought PBL Model.
Our Workshops
Foundations of PBL
3 Day On-Site Workshop – Teachers learn how to design and plan quality PBL, build in meaningful assessment, and employ strategies for management of the process. Participants will engage in increasing levels of peer critique throughout the workshop. Deliverable: creation of a project for classroom implementation.
2 Day On-Site Workshop -Teachers learn how to design and plan quality PBL and build in meaningful assessment practices. Participants will engage in increasing levels of peer critique throughout the workshop. Deliverable: creation of a project for classroom implementation.
1 Day On-Site Workshop – Learn the basics of PBL and how it can help you and your school move students from consumers to creators to contributors. This workshop usually allows for project ideation and sets participants up for project development as next steps.
Online Virtual Coaching Approach – Starting point: small groups (1-5) of teachers engaging in 4 hours of Virtual Coaching via Hangouts or Skype to build capacity on the basics of PBL. This can be a great option for small schools or groups.
*these options are to be viewed as starting points, contact us for modified approaches to best fit your needs.
Developing Sustainable PBL
1 Day On-Site Workshop – Engaging with the PBL process, school leaders and stakeholders will design a sustainable PBL implementation plan for their school or district. Using this approach leaders will develop a deeper understanding of the basics of quality PBL and how to align this work around Mission/Purpose and Vision. Recommended as a starting point prior to capacity building Foundations of PBL Workshops for teachers. This workshop is most impactful when including key administrators and teacher-leaders as well as community business and industry partners and even students.
Advanced • Leadership & Coaching • Continued Growth & Support Options:
District Partnership Innovation – Sustainably innovate and transform your school(s) with a multi-year plan that aligns with your Mission/Purpose and Vision and includes expertise from the wide spectrum of TeachThought leadership and facilitators.
Next-level PBL – Already built a PBL foundation? Take your PBL to the next level with more sophisticated project design, assessment and culture.
Internal Sustainability Coaching – develop internal resources to sustain and grow PBL by leveraging internal teacher-leaders and coaches.
Getting High Quality Presentations from Students – Are you ready to ramp up communication in your classroom? This workshop will empower teachers with resources and strategies to foster communication skills and get the most out of student presentations. Teachers will leave with an actionable plan for high quality presentations.
On-Site Support Visits – our PBL Specialists work in partnership with your teachers and leaders to refine and tune projects and PBL understanding, observe teaching and learning and provide feedback, and reflect and revise for future project implementation.
Leader Scheduled Virtual Visits – a great way to reduce travel costs, these sessions allow our PBL Specialists to do much of the same work as on-site visits via Google Hangouts or Skype.
Teacher Scheduled Virtual Office Hours – teachers or leaders can connect with their PBL Specialist/Facilitator to for help as the needs arise instead of having to wait until the next scheduled PD day.
