On Demand Project-Based Learning Micro Courses

Completed On Your Schedule!

Our micro courses are meant to help you build foundational knowledge and understanding on your schedule!

Each of the three parts can be viewed asynchronously with the option for a live/synchronous followup video chat session to explore your questions, reflections, and to deepen your understanding.

Presented by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD, architect of the TeachThought PBL Model, and Foundations of PBL Workshop designer and facilitator.

Personalize your experience by selecting one, two, or all three parts along with a live coaching conversation or choose the purely asynchronous option.

Practical and Impactful Differentiation So All Can Learn

August 10-12, 11am-2:30 EDT

$415, includes the book So All Can Learn: A Practical Guide to Differentiation

Explore a structure for implementation of differentiation that meets the needs of all learners. Included is understanding common language and aligned strategies that support teachers’ intentional planning and implementation for meeting diverse needs. Upon successful completion of this workshop participants will have a lesson plan for differentiated instruction. Review and feedback will be provided with submission of the planning template within 4 days of the end of the workshop.

This virtual workshop is interactive as teachers engage in practical experiences and application of the learning concepts. John McCarthy is an experienced virtual learning instructor who wrote the highly popular article:  4 Key Aspects of Teaching an Online Class and is the author of So All Can Learn: A Practical Guide to Differentiation.

FOUNDATIONS OF PBL

Next Session Dates TBA, $415 (group discount available)

How can we create projects that will better prepare students for the modern world?

Synchronous group sessions via Google Meet.

Individual coaching conversations available on-demand.

Engaging through the PBL process, teachers will design a Project-Based Learning experience for use with their students. Using this approach teachers will work to answer these questions as well as your own Need to Knows:

1. How do we design quality PBL?
2. How do we effectively scaffold and assess learning?
3. How do we effectively manage and implement PBL?

This workshop is designed for classroom teachers and includes specific and helpful facilitator feedback and the opportunity for one-on-one coaching conversations.

This workshop will be a blend of synchronous and asynchronous work. Certificates of completion (PDF files) to be provided via email upon request.

CREATING A CULTURE OF INQUIRY

Next Session Dates TBA, $415 (group discount available)

How can we create a culture of inquiry?

This workshop gives teachers tools they can use to grow a culture of inquiry in their classrooms. Participants will experience multiple questioning and inquiry strategies that they can use with their students immediately.

Engaging in scenarios on sometimes contentious topics but with clear expectations, participants will:  Learn how to pull profound thinking and problem solving from learners using questions to contextualize content and knowledge.

1. Develop and practice their own inquiry skills.
2. Learn how to pull profound thinking and problem solving from learners using questions to contextualize content and knowledge.

This workshop will be a blend of synchronous and asynchronous work.

Certificates of completion (PDF files) to be provided via email upon request.

$415 per person, group discount $375 for 5 or more.

FOUNDATIONS OF PBL INTRO

One-hour individual coaching conversation sessions to help you deepen your PBL understanding.

Because these are individual, one-on-one, sessions the content will be determined by your needs and questions. The most common content for each one-hour session is:

• Unpack and explore the TeachThought PBL Model
• Better understand the dynamic of “pull teaching”
• Learn how to write and effectively use Driving Questions

And we’ll discuss your questions about PBL!

LEADERSHIP PBL INTRO

One-hour individual coaching conversation sessions to help you deepen your PBL understanding.

Because these are individual, one-on-one, sessions the content will be determined by your needs and questions. The most common content for each one-hour session is:

• Learn how “pull teaching” and PBL helps create problem solvers
• Unpack and explore the TeachThought PBL Model
• Analyze the questions important to PBL implementation

And you’ll have an opportunity to ask your questions about PBL!