I love my current role as an instructional coach at the Shanghai American School. It is a complex role that requires constant reflection. I’m always thinking about how a coaching conversation went, how I can improve, and how I fit into larger systemic goals and structures. I’m coaching a lot of things, one of which is effective Project Based Learning. Regardless of where teachers may fall in terms of their PBL Teaching, we can create effective structures to facilitate amazing PBL experiences. Here are some of my “lessons learned” so far in that role and what we might consider as we coach effective PBL for all teachers and students.