Micro-schools
Project-based AI innovation hubs designed for small, agile learning communities ready to lead the shift.
PBL Future Labs
Project-based learning for the AI era.
Field notes, practical frameworks, and global perspectives for educators building more human, curious, and capable learning communities.
Who We Serve
Innovation hubs for the next generation of learning
We partner with micro-schools, alternative learning programs, home-school networks, and traditional schools to build AI-powered innovation hubs. From a single learning pod to a network of 10,000 students.
Alternative learning
Alt learning schools using AI to deepen student-driven inquiry.
Home-school networks
Curriculum and coaching for co-ops and families building serious AI fluency through real projects.
Schools & districts
Scaled implementations for traditional schools and universities from 100 to 10,000+ students.
Whether you serve 10 learners or 10,000, we build the implementation to fit. Start the conversation.
Meet the Founders
Advisors and field researchers behind PBL Future Labs.
Thom Markham
Co-Founder & Director of Learning Design
The originator of high-quality, gold-standard project-based learning. A humanistic psychologist and published author, Thom authored the Handbook on Standards-Focused PBL (PBL Works) and, over thirty years, has advised more than six thousand practitioners worldwide on deeper learning across K–12 and higher ed contexts. He leads the implementation research behind every PBL Future Labs framework and field note.
Phillip Alcock
Co-Founder & Director of Emerging Technology
A learning designer and AI workflow builder, Phillip draws on 17 years of ESL and classroom teaching to help schools, universities, and edtech companies turn complex expertise into clearer, more useful learning experiences. With 11,000+ LinkedIn followers, he redesigns learning journeys through project-based, problem-based, and game-based methods, and builds AI-integrated workflows that hold up in practice.
Global Focus
Where We Work
Headquartered in the USA and Mexico, with active engagements across the United Kingdom and Asia-Pacific. Serving schools and universities worldwide.
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Currently expanding engagements worldwide. Get in touch.
Our Partners
Schools, organisations, and platforms we work with worldwide.
Engagements & Collaborations
Where Our Work Has Landed
From keynote stages to advisory boards, the founders of PBL Future Labs work with institutions, networks, and AI platforms worldwide to shape how education systems implement AI.
Currently expanding engagements worldwide. Get in touch.
Keynote Speaking
ISTE + ASCD
Keynoted on human-centered learning at the intersection of curriculum standards and emerging AI.
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Beaconhouse
Keynoted for Asia's largest school network, mapping AI-integrated project-based learning across thousands of sites.
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Fayetteville State University
Keynoted on project-based approaches at a historically Black university advancing equity through education.
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Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy
Keynoted on AI and project-based learning for community-driven adult literacy and skills development.
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Regent Business School
Keynoted on technology-enhanced project-based education for diverse communities in South Africa.
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Advisory & Strategy
Stanford University
Advised the GenAI Accelerator Program on integrating project-based learning with AI.
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TeachAI
Shaped strategy on responsible AI integration across K–12 systems as part of the core working group.
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TeachCraft
Advised on the design of tools that help practitioners build rich, engaging project-based experiences.
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Workshops & Webinars
The Circle India
Led a webinar for over 10,000 participants on collaborative, project-driven learning for India's next generation.
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ED3 DAO
Presented on open, community-owned project-based learning in decentralized education.
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KidsAI
Delivered sessions on AI through project-based learning for Emirates schools, making AI literacy accessible and purposeful.
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Human Intelligence Movement
Co-founded and facilitated workshops championing human creativity, empathy, and critical thinking in an AI-driven era.
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Contact us
Let's build what learning becomes next.
Tell us about your school, university, network, or learning community. We'll reply within two business days.
thom@pblfuturelabs.com