Sustained Support Visits
A great way to strengthen project implementation.
Deepen your ability to implement a Gold Standard project by learning how to reflect on and strengthen the essential project design elements and project based teaching practices in a specific project. Sustained Support sessions are designed to provide ongoing, targeted support so teachers can implement projects more effectively.
We highly recommend scheduling two full-day or four half-day Sustained Support Visits following PBL 101.
This helps to ensure sustainability and momentum of your PBL initiative and ensures that all teachers who have completed PBL 101 continue to develop the skills they need to implement PBL in their classrooms effectively. Research indicates the importance of ongoing support as a feature of successful professional development and transformation in teacher practice.
Who should take this workshop?
For teachers, instructional coaches
Workshop Outcomes
• Learn and apply strategies for facilitating Gold Standard projects that engage all students in growth related to learning goals.
• Engage in collaborative reflection and analysis to strengthen PBL practice.
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
Length: Each service is a half-day (3 hours of workshop time) or full-day (6 hours of workshop time)
Format: Available in-person or online
Prerequisite: PBL 101 Workshop
Choose from one of several focus areas
All sessions include a facilitated deep dive into the selected focus area, collaborative planning time, and opportunities for feedback on project plans and/or products. Full-Day sessions provide additional opportunities for application, resource exploration, and coaching.
- Building a PBL Culture. Cultivate interdependence, belonging, and a positive classroom culture for Project Based Learning.
- Managing the Process. Enhance student self-management, foster teamwork, and maximize learning within a project.
- Sustained Inquiry. Use student questions to guide learning throughout a project.
- Formative Assessment. Use purposeful, ongoing, learner-centered assessment to guide learning in PBL.
- Student Reflection. Incorporate intentional reflective structures into your PBL practice.
- Literacy. Leverage projects to deepen students’ capacity to read, write, listen, and speak across various contexts and disciplines.
- Peer Critique. Build a culture of critique and revision in your PBL classroom.
- Project Design Refresh. Deepen your vision for PBL and your understanding and application of the Essential Project Design Elements. (Full-day only)
- Implementation Studio*. Strengthen PBL implementation through structured protocols and activities tailored to teachers’ needs.
*The Implementation Studio can be tailored by your National Faculty to address specific needs if offered topics are not an ideal fit.
Let's get started!
Our team is happy to talk through the details, answer your questions, and share tips on how to get started.