Advanced Reasoning in Education Global PBL Academies (formerly Think Forward PBL Institutes)

Advanced Reasoning Global PBL Academies are advancing deeper learning and school redesign with ARIE’s team of expert PBL practitioners. ARIE’s team have taken their years of 100% PBL practical practitioner approach to deeper learning in 21st century education and are collaborating with educators all over the world to improve Education.

Advanced Reasoning Global PBL Academies have created and honed PBL professional development that no other PBL course has been able to match. ARIE’s trainers have actual, relevant, 100% PBL classroom experience. In fact, the classroom is our proving ground for testing innovative ways to engage students and rekindle the fire in teachers. We still hold true to those things that work, but if there is a way to do it better, we seek to find it and refine it.
If you are interested in stretching your deeper learning approach to include 21st Century skills, to improve the culture of your classroom or campus, and inspire students to want to learn, Advanced Reasoning Global PBL Academy can help you. If you are interested in attending or hosting an Advanced Reasoning Global PBL Academy contact us today.

Contact us at 1-800-940-5663 · customerservice@advancedreasoningined.com. Click here for the ARIE brochure (PDF).

Advanced Reasoning in Education is led by Steven Zipkes, former founding principal of Manor New Technology High in Manor, TX. After 10 years of impacting 21st century education and influencing educators and leaders from all over the world, Zipkes has expanded his school redesign vision of creativity, deeper learning practices, and systemic change that transformed an idea into a Nationally Recognized, 100%Project Based Learning STEM School, and formed Advanced Reasoning In Education.

2016 PBL World dates not yet announced

PBL World, June, 2016 in Napa, CA.

PBL World, from the Buck Institute for Education, brings together nearly 500 educators who understand that Project Based Learning is a key strategy for creating an effective and engaging 21st Century classroom that promotes students’ ability to master the Common Core.

This is unlike any other institute or conference. Workshops focus on both introductory and advanced PBL practices, with offerings for teachers, administrators and school teams. This year we are adding major strands to World: Instructional Coaching and Leadership.

Registration will open in early February 2016.

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2014 Highlights: Videos of Keynotes, Interviews, and Daily Blog Updates; #PBLWORLD; #GOLDSTANDARDPBL, @BIEPBL

Highlights from PBL World 2013 video.

Engage! Learning

engage2learn exists to grow teachers, coach leaders and engage communities to achieve their highest hopes for students. Over the past five years, engage2learn has worked with educators and communities in and out of Texas to help them design, implement, and sustain their own local vision for learning. Because of our partnership with these forward-thinking school districts, over one million students have experienced a more engaging learning environment while acquiring necessary Future Ready Skills. It all starts with empowering local communities to design their own vision for learning.

• Facilitation Services: Locally Designed Vision for Learning
• Training Services: Our e2L Learning Framework is a customizable five-step process providing effective training and professional learning ensuring students have the competitive advantage at the collegiate or marketplace level.
• Coaching Services: With our e2L Coaching Model, we ensure you have the fidelity and sustainability to leverage your district and campus talent pool garnering you results.

See #engage2learn classrooms in action and kick your facilitation and design skills up a notch at 0ur Facilitator and Designer UnConference! Come to Keller ISD on November 2-3, 2015 to see learning in action across grade levels. Contact info@engage2learn.org.

Contact: Shannon Buerk, Chief Learning Officer, 214.938.8254
Twitter: @engage_learning
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/engage2learn

Magnify Learning will offer three 4-day sessions on Project Based Learning professional development for K-16 educators, instructional coaches,and administrators. Sessions will be held in three Indiana locations during the week of June 20-23, 2016: Plymouth, IN - Riverside Intermediate; Indianapolis, IN, site TBD; and Columbus, IN CSA New Tech High School.
There will also be an open session in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, June 13-16, 2016.

Participants will have the opportunity to choose between various workshop pathways:

• PBL 101 for PBL beginners (K-16)
• PBL 201/301 for experienced PBL practitioners (K-16)
• PBL for administrators
• PBL for school instructional coaches
• PBL educator certification

Each pathway will be divided into groups based upon grade level for elementary educators and subject area for secondary educators. School groups (including administrators) are encouraged to attend in order to work together toward the establishment of collaborative PBL systems designed to meet their particular school culture and needs.

Video of 2011 PBL Institute.

LeadIn Napa PBL 2016, June 15-17, 2016, at New Technology High School, Napa, CA

Are you considering summer PBL professional learning opportunities? Join us for LeadIn PBL 2016, a three day event that is all about PBL in the New Tech model! LeadIn PBL 2016 is on 3 days in June from 8:00am to 3:30pm. We are offering two professional learning opportunities: PBL Essentials and Dive Deep with PBL. This unique event will be held at New Technology High School in beautiful Napa, CA. The deadline to register for this opportunity is May 27th, 2016. For more information or to register, contact Aaron Eisberg, Academic Specialist for LeadIn Napa at aaron_eisberg@nvusd.org. Twitter: @LeadIn_Napa

2016 PBL NY dates not yet announced

PBL NY, August 3-5, 2015, Syracuse, NY

PBLNY is a three-day event sponsored by OCMBOCES where participants will learn about all aspects of Project Based Learning. PBLNY is the place to be for inspiring keynotes, engaging workshops, and practical advice about all aspects of Project-Based Learning. Whether you are new to PBL or an experienced practitioner, there are sessions targeted to help you take it to the next level. Leaders, too, will find the support and training they need to ensure implementation of high-quality PBL in their school. Come and engage with this collection of national leaders and thinkers while you talk PBL with your colleagues. Keynote speakers including Milton Chen, Sam Seidel, Tony Wagner, Kippy Smith, and others. See the OCM Project-Based Learning web page and the most recent OCM PBL Newsletter.

Innovative Schools Network, June 16-17, 2016, Wisconsin

The PBL Summer Institute, brought to you by the Innovative Schools Network and the Institute @ CESA #1, is hosted in partnership with Waukesha STEM Academy, Birchwood Blue Hills Charter School and Hartland School of Community Learning. Join practitioners from across the country in an extremely productive conference that focuses on the powerful learning that is happening in the variety of options out there for K-12 project based learning. Come to experience best practices in teacher-directed projects, co-created projects and student-led projects and the strategies for project management in each area. See 2015 Agenda here.

2016 Big Bang Conference not yet announced Big Picture Learning Big Bang National Summer Conference 2015, New Orleans, LA, August 4-7, 2015 Acclaimed Filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma) to keynote Big Bang 2015. See press release. Big Picture Learning invites you to the 14th annual BPL Big Bang National Summer Conference 2015: “Honoring the Past • Creating the Future”.

Big Bang provides a unique experience for BPL network schools, partners and practitioners interested in learning and sharing with creative educators from around the world. This year’s conference will be held in historic New Orleans, LA on August 4-7, 2015 at the New Orleans Marriott. Learn more about the conference (link to conference brochure and advance program).

2016 PBL Symposium not yet announced

4th International Problem-based Learning (PBL) Symposium, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore, March 18-20, 2015

Republic Polytechnic of Singapore is pleased to announce its 4th International Problem-based Learning (PBL) Symposium, entitled 'Research and Practice in Problem-based Learning: Two Sides of the Same Coin', taking place from 18-20 March 2015. This Symposium offers an interdisciplinary forum to engage in dialogue and exchange of ideas on various PBL-related topics such as classroom management, assessment, teach and training in PBL, research in PBL and the use of technology in PBL.

Programme | Call for Papers |Twitter: @PBLI_RP | Facebook

Deeper Learning 2016, March 23-25, 2016, High Tech High in San Diego, CA

DL2016 is the 4th annual gathering of powerful educators focused on creating more opportunities for students to learn deeply. At DL2016 you will: Experience deeper learning for yourself through deep dives, interactive workshops and an innovate makerspace; Connect with powerful educators who care deeply about preparing students for college and the careers of tomorrow; and Create new ideas, synergies and tools to implement and scale deeper learning. DL2015 program; Sign up for the Deeper Learning MOOC; Join the Deeper Learning Comunity on and Follow the twitter feed #DeeperLearning.

HTH GSE SUMMER INSTITUTE - Sharing Best Practices, Monday, June 20 through Wednesday, June 22, 2016, High Tech High in San Diego, CA

The Summer Institute is High Tech High's largest annual event. Practitioners, school leaders, community partners, and charter and small school advocates from across the country come to High Tech High to learn about our principles and practices and to network with colleagues engaged in new school development and reform efforts. The Institute features interactive sessions on topics such as project-based learning, integrating math and science, working with diverse learners in heterogeneous classrooms, and more. 2015 Summer Institute Program (PDF)

Building Learning Communities Education Conference 2016, Boston, MA, July 20-22, 2016

Join us in Boston, along with educators from more than 25 countries, to share in the joy and adventure of exploring practical innovation in learning. Led by Alan November, the BLC program is selected from among the very best educators, developers and thinkers in the world. Our social events to our informal meet-ups to our Boston geocaching adventure will give you the much needed informal social time to deepen your conversations and add to your professional network. You will return home renewed, globally networked, and ready to immediately apply successful practices. BLC16 pre-conference master classes July 17-19, 2016. Learn more about previous events: BLC15 BLC14 BLC13

Constructing Modern Knowledge, Manchester, NH, July 12-15, 2016

Constructing Modern Knowledge, July 12-15, 2016, led by Gary Stager, is a minds-on institute for educators committed to creativity, collaboration and computing. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in intensive computer-rich project development with peers and a world-class faculty. Inspirational guest speakers and social events round out the fantastic event - Paulie DiMeo, Mitch Resnick, Leah Buckley, Deborah Meier, Edith Ackermann, David Loader, Sherry Lassiter, and others. Download the CMK 2015 Brochure.

Reflections on CMK 2014: Library of Project Videos, Photos, Blogs, Twitter Feed #CMK14

21st Century Schools Fall Institute 2015, San Francisco, November 12-13, 2015

PBL21 - Designing the 21st Century Classroom where you will experience truly deep learning and return to your school equipped with a a framework for a 21st century curriculum - PBL21 - designed specifically for your classroom, your school and your community!

Your curriculum design will integrate all the Critical Attributes of 21st century Education, all the essential Multiple Literacies for the 21st Century and the 7 Survival Skills for the 21st Century (Tony Wagner's). You will integrate many forms of technologies in a meaningful way that support higher level learning!