Upcoming PBL Institutes

Now is the time many folks are starting to think about their summer professional development plans.  Since not everyone in the trenches always has the time to research some of the better project-based learning summer institutes, I'd thought I'd inventory them here.

April 14 -16, 2009
"Big Picture Learning’s Schools, Innovation, and Influence Conference"
http://www.bigpicture.org/2008/10/bp-schools-innovation-influence-conf/

June 15 - 17, 2009
Project-based Learning Dissemination Workshop

http://www.rhinelander.k12.wi.us/ncss/

July 21- 22, 2009 
'How to Better Leverage' Project Foundry Conference

http://www.projectfoundry.org/news/summerWorkshop2009.html

July 27 - 30, 2009

EdVisions Summer Institute

http://www.edvisions.com

August 3 - 6, 2009

Big Picture Big Bang 

http://www.bigpicture.org/2008/10/big-bang-viii/

All Summer Long

BIE Project Based Learning Academy  
http://www.bie.org

Of course, I would tell you once you have the theory and confidence in the pedagogy, remember to figure out project management, how you'll manage individual learning plans and if standards-based reporting will suffice for your summative transcript. Despite living in a standards-based world, the traditional institutions still don't get it unless you provide a course-based conduit.