Coaching the Whole Educator

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#206: Why Do Innovative Teachers Go Back to Traditional Instruction? Bob Lenz on PBL and the Systems That Pull Them Back

#206: Why Do Innovative Teachers Go Back to Traditional Instruction? Bob Lenz on PBL and the Systems That Pull Them Back18 okt35 min

Episode Summary What if the scripted curriculum we hand new teachers is the very thing burning them out? In this episode of Coaching the Whole Educator, Becca Silver talks with Bob Lenz, CEO of PBLWorks, about how project-based learning (PBL) helps early career teachers thrive instead of just surviving, and why school systems built for consistency keep pulling innovative teachers back into compliance. Bob shares findings from a randomized controlled trial of the Knowledge in Action AP curricu...