I believe that the best professional learning for teachers is ongoing meaningful work that happens throughout the year.  When I go to a school and do a workshop with math faculty, the most important idea for me is that the teachers are the ones who are focusing the work.

Because of my new position at Avenues: The World School, part of my work is doing outreach regarding PBL.  So I do not charge a fee for my workshops, only travel expenses and boarding.

See the testimonials page to hear about what I have done at other school in order see what I might be able to do for your group.

I have worked to continue to improve the quality of teaching in general so that the PBL approach is consistent and sound. This takes time and committment on everyone’s part, as teaching with PBL is an art and must be practiced. Here are some resources that are good reading:

Chow, E. N.-L., Fleck, C., Fan, G.-H., Joseph, J., & Lyter, D. (2003). Exploring critical feminist pedagogy: Infusing dialogue, participation, and experience in teaching and learning. Teaching Sociology, 31, 259-275.

Hmelo-Silver, C., & Barrows, H. (2006). Goals and strategies of a Problem-Based Learning facilitator. The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 1(1), 21-39.

Saphier, J. & Gower, R. (1997) The Skillfull Teacher. Research for Better Teaching: Cambridge, MA.