We help educators plan and implement high-performance project-based learning.
WHY?
To Promote:
Customizable professional development for your site and teachers
Tools and resources for planning and implementing your
PBL units
Responsive support from the PBLN team + connection to PBL educators around the globe
ABOUT
Dr. Amy Baeder
Dr Amy Baeder is an independent education consultant supporting instructional excellence through project-based learning. Dr. Baeder is the Director of the Project-Based Learning Network, which supports teachers across the United States and 43 countries.
Her devotion to student success, interest in family-school connections and partnerships, as well as her commitment to quality teacher preparation drives her in her work. Dr. Baeder remains a science teacher at heart, and has served on the Arkansas Science Teacher's Association board since 2015 as historian and, most recently, President-elect.
Dr. Baeder holds an EdD in Educational Leadership & Policy from the University of Washington, and an MEd in Curriculum & Instruction from Seattle University.
Our Programs
Project-Based Learning Network members receive exclusive and unlimited access to our products, tools, and resources. They also receive guided support in the form of coaching calls and Fishbowl Coaching, a coaching conversation from which other members can learn.
PBLN members also have access to our private online community and can post questions and ideas to share with other like-minded educators who are enacting PBL in their classrooms.
Our PBL Curriculum Developer Certification Course is a self-paced online program that takes you through the steps to write a high-performance PBL unit. The 5 video modules walk you through the entire PBL Roadmap, with step-by-step Action Tasks to bring you closer to your goal in each lesson. The PBL Unit Plan Book provides the prompts, templates, and tools you'll need to complete your unit. When participants are finished with the coursework and the unit plans, we review the work against our benchmarks of high-performance PBL before issuing the certification.
Our PBL Curriculum Developer Certification Course is a self-paced online program that takes you through the steps to write a high-performance PBL unit. The 5 video modules walk you through the entire PBL Roadmap, with step-by-step Action Tasks to bring you closer to your goal in each lesson.
The PBL Unit Plan Book provides the prompts, templates, and tools you'll need to complete your unit. When participants are finished with the coursework and the unit plans, we review the work against our benchmarks of high-performance PBL before issuing the certification.
If 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 will support you through every stage of envisioning, planning, implementing, and optimizing your PBL efforts.
Our PBL Instructional Leader Program is a self-paced online program that takes you through the development of a PBL implementation plan for your context. The video modules walk you through the PBL Roadmap for School and District leaders, where you’ll get clear on what PBL will mean in your organization, how you'll roll out your plan, and how it will shape student learning.
Our PBL Implementation Plan Template and prompts help you consider how PBL will look in your context so you're prepared to be successful. When you are finished with the coursework and your implementation plans, you can submit your plan for review and feedback to receive certification.