Jason E. Glass, Kentuckys Commissioner of Education and Chief Learner, stated Kentuckians “are requiring strong modifications to education in our state around offering our students the type of discovering experiences that prepare them for an automated, lightning-fast, globally interconnected economy.

” Our finest method of setting about that is to alter the kinds of experiences our trainees have in class– making those experiences hands-on, genuine, significant and linked to the kinds of work they will need to do outside of school,” Glass stated. “PBLWorks assists move us from just speaking about these shifts to the real work of executing them in classrooms throughout Kentucky. This will offer our teachers the supports they need to create experiences for trainees that get them prepared for that new future.”

” Strong leadership, targeted expert development, and continuous assistance are all vital for high-quality Project Based Learning to take place. We motivate Kentucky educators and school leaders looking to gain the abilities and understanding for successful and sustainable implementation of PBL to join this initiative,” stated Bob Lenz, CEO of PBLWorks.

Novato, CA (March 30, 2022)– PBLWorks, the leading provider of expert development for premium Job Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the Kentucky Department of Education on a four-year effort to increase high-quality Project Based Learning in K-12 schools throughout the state.

The Scaling Gold Standard PBL Kentucky initiative will supply Gold Standard PBL training and assistance to Kentucky educators and leaders throughout Kentucky through a mix of face-to-face workshops, individual online trainings, school site visits and deep cooperation through a peer network of fellow Kentucky PBL leaders. The Kentucky PBL Leader Network, the first leader accomplice in the state, released in November 2021. The next Kentucky leader mate released in March 2022 and concludes in January 2023, with more leader friend start dates to be announced. Training for teachers will start in the summertime.

About the PBL in Kentucky initiative

The Scaling Gold Standard PBL Kentucky initiative intends to scale high quality PBL to one-third of Kentuckys public schools. PBLWorks Kentucky National Faculty group will help with gold standard workshops in all instructional cooperatives across the state. In addition, participating schools will get PBLWorks Gold Standard PBL 101 training and continuous support for their teachers to begin (or continue) carrying out high-quality projects with students.

For more information about the initiative, contact your regional education cooperative. Involvement is totally free for K-12 public school teachers serviced by the Kentucky Department of Education.

Why Project Based Learning?

Now more than ever, students require to discover separately and engage with their learning material. PBL operates in both in-person and virtual settings, and teaches standards-aligned material to trainees, through fun, real-world challenges. When done well, PBL:

Transforms trainees by inspiring them to think in a different way about themselves as students, collaborators and leaders

Prepares trainees for success in college, profession and life

Leads trainees to master core scholastic content and constructs success abilities

Advances academic equity and empowers the youth who are outermost from chance

Makes it possible for instructors to make a distinction in their trainees lives

Our vision is for all trainees, consisting of Black and Brown students, to engage in top quality Project Based Learning (PBL) to deepen learning and attain success in college, profession, and life. We have actually used professional development in Project Based Learning to instructors and leaders at the school and district level considering that 1999.

The Scaling Gold Standard PBL Kentucky initiative is an example of PBLWorks ongoing management in offering professional development for top quality Project Based Learning. PBLWorks likewise offers PBL School Leader Networks in Hawaii, California and Massachusetts, a yearly PBL World expert development conference in the summertime, continuous workshops and training throughout the year, and multiple online PBL resources.

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Our vision is for all students, including Brown and black trainees, to engage in premium Project Based Learning (PBL) to deepen learning and accomplish success in profession, college, and life.

About PBLWorks

The Scaling Gold Standard PBL Kentucky effort will supply Gold Standard PBL training and support to Kentucky teachers and leaders across Kentucky through a blend of face-to-face workshops, individual online trainings, school website visits and deep cooperation by means of a peer network of fellow Kentucky PBL leaders. The Kentucky PBL Leader Network, the first leader cohort in the state, introduced in November 2021. The Scaling Gold Standard PBL Kentucky initiative intends to scale high quality PBL to one-third of Kentuckys public schools. In addition, taking part schools will receive PBLWorks Gold Standard PBL 101 training and continuous assistance for their teachers to begin (or continue) carrying out top quality tasks with trainees.

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