Ryan answers the question of how to bring Project Based Learning into your school or district in a sustainable way. PBL should be integrated in a way that creates excitement and long-term success. It starts with personal development for every leader. 

Episode Highlights: 

[05:10] "Need to know": Are actual problems more successful than hypothetical problems? Which one is the more effective question?

[12:18] Every PBL leader needs three forms of personal development. #1 YOU need to have professional development around Project Based Learning. 

[14:27] #2 Is to have a PBL team, or core team, or leadership team. A core group of facilitators that can model and advocate for PBL.

[17:16] #3 is the whole staff. You need to start with the "why" and the passion. Start with a passionate idea, show what PBL can do, and have a 3-4 year plan, and you will get a group of first followers. 

Resources & Links Related to this Episode

• What is PBL?
• Ask Ryan
• Magnify Learning YouTube
• Project Based Learning Stories and Structures: Wins, Fails, and Where to Start
• Magnify Learning
• Ryan Steuer Twitter @ryansteuer
• PBL Workshops For Schools & Districts
• Community Partner Resources
• Strategies For Supporting PBL In Your School Or District 
• Magnify Learning YouTube Leadership Playlist
• Jeff's PBL Plan
• Stanford Research - How High-Achieving Countries Develop Great Teachers
• @Jefftspencer Twitter
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