Project-Based Learning
Lead & support successful PBL instruction across your school or district.
Register NowIf you're pursuing project-based learning in your organization, it's essential for leaders to set teachers up for success. The PBL Instructional Leader Program supports you through every stage of envisioning, planning, implementing, and optimizing your PBL efforts.
This self-paced online program walks you through the development of a PBL implementation plan tailored to your context. Five video modules guide you through the PBL Roadmap for School and District Leaders — clarifying what PBL will mean in your organization, how you'll roll out your plan, and how it will shape student learning.
Teachers thrive when their leaders understand the demands of high-quality PBL — and when they're supported by an aligned implementation plan. The Leader Program equips you to:
Most leadership PD asks you to choose between depth and breadth. This program is engineered for both: you build the implementation plan once, and the deliverables — coaching protocols, observation tools, teacher resources — let you reach every classroom in your school or district.
The PBL Implementation Plan Template helps you consider how PBL will look in your context so you're prepared to be successful. When you finish the coursework and your implementation plan, you can submit your plan for review and feedback to receive certification as a PBL Instructional Leader.
The most successful PBL leaders we work with share three habits: they invest in upfront teacher capacity, they protect the conditions that let projects succeed, and they treat each unit as a learning opportunity for the whole team — not just the classroom.
Yes. All five modules are video-based and you progress at your own pace. Most leaders complete the program over 6-10 weeks.
Group rates are available, and the program includes resources designed for district-level rollout — multi-school coordination, equity audits, and PD planning across grade bands.
Yes. After you submit your completed PBL Implementation Plan and receive feedback, you'll be credentialed as a PBL Instructional Leader.
Dr. Baeder is the Director of the Project-Based Learning Network and supports teachers across the United States and 43 countries. She holds an EdD in Educational Leadership & Policy from the University of Washington and an MEd in Curriculum & Instruction from Seattle University.
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