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PBL Design
Fee: $399 per registrant Check back soon for new session dates

Driving Question: How can I design high quality PBL units for my classroom?
Want to learn how to design a high-quality project based learning unit for your in-person or online classroom? This 24-hour online course is composed of 12 hours of asynchronous instruction via Google Classroom as a review of the foundational elements for high quality PBL design and culminates with two days of synchronous instruction with a PBLMatters facilitator to help you put your PBL design into action.

Participants will find the course to be very robust with video case studies and engaging feedback protocols. Teachers will leave the course with a high quality PBL design and a treasure chest of PBL resources to help them confidently implement PBL in their classroom. Prior to the workshop, participants (based on their grade level band) will receive one of these PBLWorks books: PBL in the Elementary Grades (K-5) or the PBL Starter Kit (6-12) to assist them with their PBL unit design.

Two-hours optional Ashland University graduate credit available for an additional $498.
Two-hours optional Ashland University graduate credit available to Fairfield County member district employees for an additional $390.  Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link.

PBL Splash:  An Introduction to PBL Design
Fee: $175 Check back soon for new session dates
How are "projects" different from "project based learning"? Many people think they mean the same. Want to learn how they are different? PBL Splash is a fantastic introductory course for learning some basic principles for how to design PBL. Using the Driving Question "How might I begin incorporating PBL design in my cla incorporating PBL design in my classroom?", participants will engage in a combination of readings and videos that will take them in a deep dive into each of the PBL gold standard design elements. While learning about each design element, participants will draft a rough framework for a PBL unit you could teach in your own classroom. This 15-hour online course is asynchronous so you can engage in the course anytime from anywhere.

One-hour optional Ashland University graduate credit is available for an additional fee of $249.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available to Fairfield County member district employees for $195.  Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link.

PBL Plunge: Experiencing PBL as a Student
September 3-19, 2021
Fee: $175 REGISTER HERE
Want to know what it's like to experience PBL as a student in an online classroom? Facilitated by Jenn Reid, an expert PBL coach from the Dayton Regional STEM School, this 15-hour asynchronous online course immerses teachers from the start as a student. Teachers will gain unique insights into the student learning experience to consider as they design and implement PBL for their own classroom, including modeling how project-based learning can be facilitated online. The “student project” for this course focuses on using classroom/school design to support social emotional learning for your school community.

One-hour optional Ashland University graduate credit is available for an additional fee of $249.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available to Fairfield County member district employees for $195.
Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link.

Project Management: Tidying up the Messy Middle of a PBL Project
September 13-October 8, 2021  OR  December 9, 2021-January 13, 2022
OR  January 10-February 6, 2022  OR March 6-April 10, 2022  OR May 9-June 13, 2022
Fee: $175   REGISTER HERE
Have you ever started implementing a PBL unit in your classroom and realized things are getting a little bit messy? It's normal - and it happens. This asynchronous online course tackles common issues that arise during the sometimes messy middle of a project. Completed in Google Classroom, this practical course can be completed anytime, anywhere. Receive feedback from Jill Simpson, an expert PBL Facilitator, as you engage in the following topics:

Creating high-functioning student teams and supporting team conflict resolution
Keeping the sustained inquiry "Need to Know" process fresh
Embedding critique and revision strategies in your project
Project calendar tips
Project progress boards

One-hour optional Ashland University graduate credit is available for an additional fee of $249.
Fairfield County ESC member districts may purchase one hour of Ashland University graduate credit at the discounted rate of $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for the registration link.

PBL On-Demand Coaching
Fee: $50 per half-hour session / $100 per hour session REGISTER HERE
We all know that receiving feedback is a critical element of high-quality project based learning. Are you and/or your team looking for some feedback on your PBL design or implementation? Consider On-Demand PBL coaching! We can provide on-demand customized coaching to meet your needs, no matter where you are in the process. Whether you are just beginning your PBL journey or want to work through some “messy middle” areas of project management, your PBL coach is here to help! Spend dedicated time with experienced PBL coach Jill Simpson from the comfort of your own home or school via remote sessions. Sessions can be arranged for individuals or with teacher teams. Make your request based on 30-minute increments.

Assessment 101 in the PBL Classroom: Assessing Throughout a Project
September 10-26, 2021
Fee: $175 for Assessment 101 REGISTER HERE
$325 Bundle Price for both 101 and 201 (save $23!) REGISTER HERE
Assessment in the PBL classroom is daunting for most teachers. Facilitated by Jenn Reid, an expert PBL coach from the Dayton Regional STEM School, this 15-hour asynchronous online course will explore how teachers create and use assessment throughout project-based learning, and not simply view assessment as just a final product. Various forms of formative assessment will be explored as well as tools to use when teaching PBL remotely. It is important to bring a PBL unit idea (with a driving question and final product) to this online workshop. Participants will receive high-touch coaching support from Jenn in developing an assessment plan for their PBL unit that measures student growth in content and success skills.

Assessment 201 in the PBL Classroom: Creating Student Centered Assessments
August 23-Sept. 13, 2021  OR Sept. 27-Oct. 10, 2021
Fee: $175 for Assessment 201   REGISTER HERE
$325 Bundle Price for both 201 and 101 (save $23!)   REGISTER HERE
Designed for participants that have taken Assessment 101, this 15-hour asynchronous online workshop will focus on creating student-centered assessments. Facilitated by  Jenn Reid, an expert PBL coach from the Dayton Regional STEM School, participants will explore the use of high-quality critique, self-assessment, and reflection as assessment tools during project-based learning. Participants will learn best practices for using each of these assessment tools successfully to engage students in rich learning. While receiving high-touch coaching support from Jenn, participants will use voice and choice to develop a final product that is specific to the PBL unit they developed in Assessment 101 that will help them implement student-centered assessments throughout their PBL unit.

Learning that Sticks new!
Fee: $125 Check back soon for new session dates
In far too many classrooms, the emphasis is on instructional strategies that teachers employ rather than on what students should be doing or thinking about as part of their learning. What's more, students' minds are something of a mysterious "black box" for most teachers, so when learning breaks down, they're not sure what went wrong or what to do differently to help students learn. Learning that Sticks helps you look inside that black box. Learn research-supported learning strategies you can sequence to challenge, inspire and engage your students - and how to teach more intentionally on not only WHAT to do but WHEN and WHY to do it by using an easy-to-use brain-based model of learning. Learning may be complicated, but learning about learning doesn't have to be. Learning that Sticks helps shine a light into all the black boxes in your classroom and makes your practice the most powerful it can be. This 15-hour asynchronous online book study is self-paced for users to complete at their convenience. Participants must purchase their own copy of Learning that Sticks.

All Learning is Social and Emotional
Fee: $125 Check back soon for new session dates
To many, SEL is an isolated “program” separate from academics. The truth is, all learning is social and emotional. If you want all kids to get what they need to thrive, this book offers a solution of how SEL can easily integrate into everyday content instruction, no matter what subject or grade level you teach.

Along with a toolbox of strategies, you’ll find real-life examples highlighting the opportunities for SEL within your curriculum. This book’s integrated SEL approach will help your students build essential skills that will serve them in the classroom and throughout their lives. You’ll learn the hows and whys of:
- Building students’ sense of identity and confidence in their ability to learn, overcome challenge, and influence the world around them.
- Helping students identify, describe and integrate their emotional responses.
- Promoting the cognitive regulation skills critical to decision making and problem solving.
- Fostering students’ social skills, including teamwork and sharing, and their ability to establish and repair relationships.
- Equipping students to become informed and involved citizens.

Implementing PBL in Early Childhood
Fee: $125 Check back soon for new session dates
PBL does work in early childhood classrooms. PBL in Pre-K through 2nd grade is rife with assumptions, misconceptions, and perceived barriers that have prevented its widespread implementation. Implementing Project Based Learning in Early Childhood breaks down these barriers, offering teachers and leaders at various stages of PBL implementation the tools, resources, instructional strategies, and suggestions needed to dispel the myths and discover the truth. Full of practical approaches and strategies, the authors encourage you to consider your current practices from new perspectives while “Reflect and Connect” sections provide opportunities to think through your questions, make connections to your current practices, and plan your next steps. Educators will gain a deep understanding of PBL in early childhood and build their confidence to engage ALL students in high quality PBL.

This 15-hour asynchronous online book study is self-paced for users to complete at their convenience during the time period. Participants must purchase their own copy of Implementing PBL in Early Childhood.  Use the code PBL30 at checkout to save 30% on the purchase of this book.

One-hour optional Ashland University graduate credit is available for an additional fee of $249.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available to Fairfield County member district employees for $195.
Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link.

Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement
Fee: $125 Check back soon for new session dates
Written by Emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty Heather Wolpert-Gawron, Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement is an outstanding resource for teachers to increase student engagement. Each chapter includes practical instructional tips and extensive tips from students that support research-based best practices in student engagement. Classroom videos of student engagement strategies and photos of student work illustrate how students can effectively work together and use more visually stimulated methods to connect their learning to real world applications.

This 15-hour asynchronous online book study is self-paced for users to complete at their convenience, and meets the 15 clock-hour gifted HQPD requirement.  Participants must purchase their own copy of Just Ask Us.
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate that states they met the Ohio Gifted HQPD 15 clock hour requirement.  Fee is waived for Amanda Clearcreek, Berne Union, Bloom-Carroll, and Walnut Township, if taking course for Gifted credit.
One-hour optional Ashland University graduate credit is available for an additional fee of $249.
One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available to Fairfield County member district employees for $195.  Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link.

PBL in the Math Classroom
Fee: $125 Check back soon for new session dates
Mathematics in the PBL classroom can be tricky. PBL in the Math Classroom describes how PBL and inquiry work together in a math classroom and includes structures, processes and strategies for creating those experiences in your own classroom. The book also includes sample projects to implement or to inspire you to create your own.

This 15-hour asynchronous online book study--facilitated by an experienced PBL math teacher; PBL coach, and a Gifted Coordinator--is self-paced for users to complete at their convenience, and meets the 15 clock-hour gifted HQPD requirement. . Participants must purchase their own copy of PBL in the Math Classroom. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate that states they met the Ohio Gifted HQPD 15 clock hour requirement. Fee is waived for Amanda Clearcreek, Berne Union, Bloom-Carroll, and Walnut Township, if taking course for Gifted credit.

Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind
Fee: $125 Check back soon for new session dates
Based on their exciting work in the field, Kallick and Zmuda map out a transformative model of personalization that puts students at the center and asks them to employ the set of dispositions for engagement and learning known as the Habits of Mind. They share the perspectives of educators engaged in this work; highlight the habits that empower students to pursue aspirations, investigate problems, design solutions, chase curiosities, and create performances; and provide tools and recommendations for adjusting classroom practices to facilitate learning that is self-directed, dynamic, sometimes messy, and always meaningful.

Project Based Teaching
Fee: $125 Check back soon for new session dates
Whether you are new to Project Based Learning (PBL) or a seasoned PBL practitioner, this book highlights PBLWorks' seven Gold Standard Teaching Practices that support a PBL student-centered learning environment. The book is full of practical tips from practicing PBL teachers that are easy to start implementing immediately. It also features accompanying videos that show some of the featured PBL teachers in-action modeling the teaching practices with students in their classrooms.

Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management
Fee: $125 Check back soon for new session dates
Classroom management is traditionally a matter of encouraging good behavior and discouraging bad by doling out rewards and punishments. But studies show that when educators empower students to address and correct misbehavior among themselves, positive results are longer lasting and more wide reaching. In Better Than Carrots or Sticks, the authors provide a practical blueprint for creating a cooperative and respectful classroom climate in which students and teachers work through behavioral issues together. The authors explain how to establish procedures and expectations for student behavior that encourage the development of positive interpersonal skills; develop a non confrontational rapport with even the most challenging students; and implement conflict resolution strategies that prioritize relationship building over finger-pointing and retribution. Rewards and punishments may help to maintain order in the short term, but they're at best superficially effective and at worst counterproductive. This book will prepare teachers at all levels to ensure that their classrooms are welcoming, enriching, and constructive environments built on collective respect and focused on student achievement.

This 15-hour asynchronous online book study is self-paced for users to complete at their convenience during the time period. Participants must purchase their own copy of Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management.

One-hour optional Ashland University graduate credit is available for an additional fee of $249. One-hour Ashland University graduate credit available to Fairfield County member district employees for $195. Please email rengel@fairfieldesc.org for registration link.

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