Impactful PBL Podcast
Hi, I’m Dr. Candice Wilson, the founder of Impactful PBL Network, where we cultivate a community of practice for 3rd-5th grade teachers so they can transition students from being passive learners in their classrooms to active participants in their schools and community via real-world project-based learning experiences.
This podcast provides proven strategies and invaluable tips for building a sustainable project-based learning culture at your school without overwhelming instructional leaders, teachers, and students. If you are an educator who desires to move from theory to practice with project-based learning, follow the podcast to receive notification of new episodes. Let's talk PBL!
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
[4.6] Rethinking PD: A call to action
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In the culminating episode of this season, we explore how instructional leaders can drive transformative change through project-based learn…
[4.5] Rethinking PD: Mapping a 3-year plan
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This episode explores how instructional leaders can create a unique school identity, engage parents and community members, and foster a rob…
[4.4] Rethinking PD: Leading coaching cycles
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This episode explores how instructional leaders can build an impactful professional development experience for teachers who facilitate proj…
[4.3] Rethinking PD: Creating flexible support systems
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The previous episode explored the necessary components of building an impactful project-based learning culture. This episode explores how t…
[4.2] Rethinking PD: Building the foundation
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This episode explores how instructional leaders can create a sustainable project-based learning (PBL) culture in their schools by understan…
[4.1] Rethinking PD: Shifting from traditional methods
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This episode explores the main challenge instructional leaders face as they attempt to provide professional development support for project…
[3.14] Sustaining PBL: Measuring your initiative success
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Have teachers implemented a PBL unit but have not seen immediate results? Are you wondering if it's worth continuing? You're not alone. In …
[3.13] Sustaining PBL: Customizing instructional resources
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Are you wondering how teachers can use predesigned project-based learning curriculum but still make it authentic for students? Most teacher…
[3.12] Sustaining PBL: Selecting high-quality instructional materials
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When launching project-based learning initiatives, school leaders often ask teachers to create resources from scratch or modify existing cu…
[3.11] Sustaining PBL: Building a community of practice
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Is your project-based learning initiative struggling to gain traction? You're not alone. Many schools invest in PBL training only to see en…
[3.10] Sustaining PBL: Aligning existing goals with your project-based initiative
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What's one of the biggest challenges instructional leaders face? Viewing project-based learning as separate from their priority initiatives…
[3.9] Sustaining PBL: Co-designing professional development with teachers
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Remember the last time you sat through a professional development session that had absolutely nothing to do with your needs? That sinking f…
[3.8] Sustaining PBL: Helping teachers create a personalized growth plan
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Are you struggling to connect teacher professional development with actual student growth in the classroom? You're not alone, and here's th…
[3.7] Sustaining PBL: Conducting a needs assessment
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Picture this: You're excited to bring project-based learning to your school. Your teachers say they're experienced with PBL, and you're rea…
[3.6] Sustaining PBL: Misconceptions about launching
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If you have been following the sustainable PBL series, you now understand that building a sustainable, high-impact, project-based culture i…
[3.5] Sustaining PBL: Building capacity
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The success of project-based learning initiatives depends on initial implementation efforts and teachers’ ability to sustain project-based …
[3.4] Sustaining PBL: Boosting teachers’ competence
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Project-based learning (PBL) holds the transformative power to engage students actively, foster collaboration, and develop essential proble…
[3.3] Sustaining PBL: Gaining clarity with a vision
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The challenges instructional leaders encounter when launching a project-based learning initiative often stem from a lack of vision setting.…
[3.2] Sustaining PBL: Identifying common roadblocks
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In this fast-paced, ever-changing world, teachers must adapt their teaching methods to prepare students for the challenges they will face i…
[3.1] Sustaining PBL: Reimagining professional development
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Welcome to season 3! This series will focus on how to build a sustainable, high-impact, project-based culture at your school site or within…