Impactful PBL Podcast

By: Candice Wilson-McCain MBA Ed.D
  • Summary

  • 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!

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Episodes
  • [3.10] Sustaining PBL: Aligning existing initiatives with your project-based initiative
    Dec 10 2024

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    What's one of the biggest challenges instructional leaders face? Viewing project-based learning as separate from their priority initiatives.

    You're focused on reading scores, math benchmarks, and other pressing goals. PBL feels like a luxury you can't afford right now.

    But what if PBL could be the framework that makes your existing initiatives more effective?

    In this episode, we will explore how project-based learning:

    • Naturally aligns with your current curriculum goals
    • Integrates multiple subjects into one meaningful project
    • Shows how PBL enhances (not competes with) existing initiatives
    • Provides a clear pathway for implementation

    Tune into the episode to discover how to stop viewing PBL as another item on your overflowing plate.




    P.S. Have you taken the Impactful PBL Readiness Assessment yet? It's a great resource for instructional leaders like you who want to make informed decisions about implementing or strengthening PBL in their schools.
    Get Your Free Assessment Now >>


    Support the show

    Thank you for listening! If you find this podcast useful and would like to support the show, please rate, review, and follow using your favorite podcasting app. Sharing is caring. When you leave a review, you are helping fellow educators find this podcast, enabling them to design impactful project-based learning experiences for their students.

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    10 mins
  • [3.9] Sustaining PBL: Co-designing professional development with teachers
    Dec 3 2024

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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 feeling of wasted time while your actual challenges went unaddressed? Let's avoid accidentally hosting a dreadful professional development experience for project-based teachers.

    It's time to flip the script on traditional professional development. Instead of top-down mandates, we're advocating for something revolutionary yet simple: letting teachers help design their own professional learning journeys.


    In this episode, you'll discover:

    • A proven 5-step method for creating a co-design PD experience that teachers will enjoy
    • How to assess what your teachers really need (hint: it's not what you might think)
    • Practical ways to offer multiple learning pathways that respect different learning styles
    • Tips for leveraging existing expertise within your school
    • Strategies for monitoring and adjusting your PD plan based on real feedback


    The days of one-size-fits-all professional development are over. Your teachers deserve training that's as engaging and differentiated as the lessons they create for their students.




    P.S. Have you taken the Impactful PBL Readiness Assessment yet? It's a great resource for instructional leaders like you who want to make informed decisions about implementing or strengthening PBL in their schools.
    Get Your Free Assessment Now >>


    Support the show

    Thank you for listening! If you find this podcast useful and would like to support the show, please rate, review, and follow using your favorite podcasting app. Sharing is caring. When you leave a review, you are helping fellow educators find this podcast, enabling them to design impactful project-based learning experiences for their students.

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    12 mins
  • [3.8] Sustaining PBL: Helping teachers create a personalized growth plan
    Nov 27 2024

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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 the good news: there's a way to ensure every step of teacher growth directly impacts student success!

    In this episode, we explore how to help teachers make professional development plans that are meaningful to them and impact students' academic outcomes. We challenge the idea that teacher development and student outcomes are separate journeys.

    In fact, when you pair them together, you create a powerful engine for school-wide transformation.

    In this episode, you'll discover:

    • How to help teachers create growth plans that target both their development AND student success
    • What's really required to implement effective professional development that sticks
    • Why this strategy works for teachers at all experience levels (not just veterans!)
    • The five-step process that turns teacher growth into student achievement



    P.S. Have you taken the Impactful PBL Readiness Assessment yet? It's a great resource for instructional leaders like you who want to make informed decisions about implementing or strengthening PBL in their schools.
    Get Your Free Assessment Now >>


    Support the show

    Thank you for listening! If you find this podcast useful and would like to support the show, please rate, review, and follow using your favorite podcasting app. Sharing is caring. When you leave a review, you are helping fellow educators find this podcast, enabling them to design impactful project-based learning experiences for their students.

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    9 mins

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