PBLWorks Offers New Webinar Series to Help Schools Elevate Project Based Learning in Their Classrooms

The PBL Power Up – Real Talk Webinar Series begins September 26, 2024

Novato, CA (September 20, 2024) – The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks), a national provider of professional development for high quality Project Based Learning (PBL) is hosting a fall webinar series to help teachers, administrators, instructional coaches and others create the ideal, sustainable conditions for Project Based Learning in their schools.  The PBL Power Up – Real Talk Webinar Series is a three-part webinar series led by experts in Project Based Learning who have experience in schools as teachers and coaches and other roles, as well as PBLWorks’ CEO. Each session features “real talk” from the experts and is designed to equip viewers with actionable strategies and insights to help elevate their PBL practices.

To register visit: https://bit.ly/3YNPeSF. Recordings of the webinars will be available afterward.

About the Experts

Webinar hosts and panelists are:

• Bob Lenz, PBLWorks CEO
• John Larmer, PBL expert and former PBLWorks Editor-in-Chief
• Ari Dolid, PBLWorks Director of Curriculum Design
• Telannia Norfar, PBLWorks Director of Math Curriculum Design
• Bryon Demerson, PBLWorks Lead National Faculty – Math
• Candice Day Arancibia, PBLWorks Social Studies Curriculum Developer

About the PBL Power Up-Real Talk Webinar Series

“The PBL Classroom” series kicks off at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, September 26, 2024.

The first webinar features PBLWorks CEO Bob Lenz and a panel of PBL experts to address the driving question “How can educators successfully implement and sustain a Project Based Learning (PBL) classroom to enhance student engagement and achievement?”

• Hosts: John Larmer and Dr. Lacrecia Terrance
• Panelists: Bob Lenz, Ari Dolid, Telannia Norfar, Bryon Demerson

“Math & PBL” takes place 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, October 9, 2024

This is a virtual table talk during which PBL math experts will answer the driving question “How can math teaching be enhanced through PBL?” Panelists will share their experiences in implementing math using Project Based Learning and how they created conditions to engage students in meaningful math concepts while fostering critical problem-solving skills and deep understanding of key math skills.

• Hosts: John Larmer and Dr. Lacrecia Terrance
• Panel: Telannia Norfar and Bryon Demerson

“Standards & PBL” takes place 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, October 10, 2024

This session will address the driving question “How can PBL units be aligned with standards?” Panelists will highlight how districts and schools can use PBL to raise academic standards and/or meet learning outcomes. They will share practical guidance, dispel misconceptions and provide strategies for designing standards-based and student-centered PBL units, lessons and activities.

• Hosts: John Larmer and Dr. Lacrecia Terrance
• Panel: Ari Dolid and Candice Day Arancibia

“Project Based Learning is incredibly effective in providing deeper learning for students. It can also be daunting to implement without the proper training and support,” said PBLWorks CEO Bob Lenz. “At PBLWorks we work with schools and districts across the country and beyond to help bring high quality Project Based Learning to students. This webinar series is an opportunity to hear directly from our experts about how to address some of the challenges that can come up when implementing Project Based Learning. We want to help to ease the learning curve and help teachers and administrators set their students up for success.”

About PBLWorks

The Buck Institute for Education/PBLWorks believes that all students, especially Black and Brown students, should have access to high quality Project Based Learning to deepen their learning and achieve success in college, career, and life. Its focus is on building the capacity of teachers to design and facilitate quality Project Based Learning, and on supporting school and system leaders in creating the conditions for these teachers to succeed with all students.