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Tips for Customizing a Performance Task

I teach 6th graders in a low-income area. Some of my students are somewhat familiar with technology, but for the most part, they know nothing of tech they cannot hold in their hands. Even though many of my students have some kind of smartphone in […]

Engaging Middle Schoolers in Authentic PBL

Being part of a small and underperforming rural district, we feel the constant pressure that surrounds high stakes testing. As administrators and teachers constantly look at how we can improve state assessment scores (especially in math/reading), […]

Project Based Learning: The Possibilities and Pitfalls of a Promising Learning Style

Let’s say that you’ve heard the hype about Project Based Learning (PBL), perhaps tried some PBL ideas you’ve read about, but you haven’t actually put the entire PBL experience into action in your classroom. Now you’ve decided to jump right in – […]

4 Keys to Building an Equitable STEM Program

From professional development opportunities to connecting lessons to careers, here’s how schools and districts can promote STEM for all

By Joel Jacobson

In schools across the nation, approximately 136,000 students took advanced placement […]

Preparing Ourselves to Better Prepare Our Students

There are a lot of questions about what the world of work will look like in the future. What skills will our students need and how can we best prepare them for jobs which may not even exist yet? What types of experiences should our students have? […]

Using PBL to Incorporate Multiple Subjects into Writing Courses

Learn how 5th-grade teacher Brooke Pritt from Augusta County Public Schools, VA utilized Defined Learning in her classroom to save time and incorporate science, technology, and research skills into her writing class.

Grade: 5

Subjects: ELA and […]

Projects that Inspire Students to Think Beyond the Classroom

An elementary school intervention teacher shares how imagining their own bakeries inspired her students to collaborate, create, and consider future careers.

Project-based learning (PBL) helps my students connect what is being taught in the […]

STEM-Based PBL Projects at a Glance

STEM and project-based learning (PBL) are closely connected. In fact, well-implemented STEM projects generally require a PBL approach. That leads to this question from teachers, "If I’m doing PBL, am I doing STEM?" The short answer is – maybe or […]

Connecting Families and STEM Learning

Engaging students in STEM learning is critical at school and at home. Here are some helpful and fun ways families can connect with STEM learning to help students learn and grow beyond the classroom.

My sons and I recently visited the Children’s […]

3 Ways to Help Students Get Real with Research

Project-based learning is an engaging way of learning for students. It’s real. It’s creative. It helps kids make sense of the subject matter they’re learning. That’s why the PBL process is closely tied to STEM projects. But, despite the fact that […]

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Tips for Customizing a Performance Task

Engaging Middle Schoolers in Authentic PBL

Project Based Learning: The Possibilities and Pitfalls of a Promising Learning Style

4 Keys to Building an Equitable STEM Program

From professional development opportunities to connecting lessons to careers, here’s how schools and districts can promote STEM for all

Preparing Ourselves to Better Prepare Our Students

Using PBL to Incorporate Multiple Subjects into Writing Courses

Projects that Inspire Students to Think Beyond the Classroom

An elementary school intervention teacher shares how imagining their own bakeries inspired her students to collaborate, create, and consider future careers.

STEM-Based PBL Projects at a Glance

Connecting Families and STEM Learning

3 Ways to Help Students Get Real with Research

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From professional development opportunities to connecting lessons to careers, here’s how schools and districts can promote STEM for all

An elementary school intervention teacher shares how imagining their own bakeries inspired her students to collaborate, create, and consider future careers.

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