Coach PBL Workshop
Workshop Description
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 the implementation of Gold Standard PBL.
Who should take this workshop?
Instructional coaches or leaders who are looking to support teachers in project implementation.
Workshop Outcomes
- Deepen understanding of best practices for coaching teachers in each phase of the PBL Coaching Cycle.
- Engage together as a community of learners to develop a coaching toolkit to support teachers with PBL implementation.
The Essentials
Instruction: Led by a member of PBLWorks' National Faculty – seasoned teachers, administrators, school coaches, and PBL experts
Workshop Size: Up to 35 participants
Workshop Length: 3 days
Format: Available onsite or online
Pre-requisite: You must complete Facilitate PBL, Design PBL, PBL 101 (offered prior to 2027) or the equivalent before participating in PBL Coaching.
What you will do in 3 days
In the PBL Coaching Workshop, you will learn more about the Gold Standard Essential Design Elements and Project Based Teaching Practices, and most importantly, build a Coaching Toolkit that you can use to support teachers with project implementation.
Day #1
Calibrate
During this first day, you will consider the Ideal Coach and you are introduced to the PBL Coaching Cycle. You will calibrate on the PBL Gold Standard Design Elements and Teaching Practices and begin to create your PBL Coaching Toolkit.
Deliverables: Coaching Next Steps, Teaching Practice Look-Fors
Day #2
Curate
Now that you have calibrated on the elements of Gold Standard PBL, you will engage in the first 3 phases of the PBL Coaching Cycle by completing a data analysis protocol, reviewing resources to support your coaching practice, and creating coaching questions for your PBL Coaching Toolkit.
Deliverables: Curated Resource List, Coaching Questions
Day #3
Impact
With the story of the coaching cycle clear and the key elements identified, you will learn more about how to support teachers during the Implement and Support and Analyze Impact phases of the PBL coaching cycle to ensure impact. These strategies and resources are then built into your PBL Coaching Toolkit.
Deliverables: Sources of Evidence for Analyzing Impact, PBL Toolkit Presentations
A few more things to know about our workshops:
Our workshops model the PBL process. You'll be experiencing the same style of learning that you will support your teachers with. The workshop models many features of Project Based Learning — from an engaging entry event to a final public product.
You'll experience a mix of learning activities. The workshop is a blend of direct instruction, video analysis, hands-on work, resource sharing, and peer collaboration and feedback.
You get access to a host of online resources. Online resources — including an in-workshop companion and post-workshop learning modules — provide continued support beyond the workshop so you can effectively support teachers with project implementation.
You'll understand how PBL supports educational equity. Every workshop and every service we design reflects our mission to prepare all students for academic, personal, and career success.
It's part of a sustained learning journey. Real change happens over weeks, months, and even years, not overnight. After Coach PBL, you can continue on your learning path by accessing online resources exclusive to workshop participants, as well as exploring additional options such as Deepen PBL or Coaching Days to deepen your PBL practice.
Let's get started!
Our team is happy to talk through the details, answer your questions, and share tips on how to get started.