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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
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How Dysart Unified Schools are Developing 21st-Century Learners
The Challenge How can a school district that has tripled in size since 2000 effectively develop a “career and college ready” student who’s steeped in STEM learning? As the
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How Consistent Collaboration Among Teachers Fosters Effective STEM-Based Instruction
A STEM education consultant explains how consistent collaboration among teachers can foster effective STEM-based PBL instruction. I entered the teaching profession directly from working in a virology lab. Every day
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The Path to a STEM Job Starts in Elementary School
By Dr. Genevra Walters - Scholastic EDU Pulse The Path to a STEM Job Starts in Elementary School A forward-thinking superintendent details how she transformed her general ed program into
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Building STEM Competencies Through Project-Based Learning
Learn how PBL can bring about rigorous and engaging teaching needed to build students' future-ready competencies. Teaching STEM? What do you want your students to know and be able
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How Prosper ISD uses Defined Learning to help students deepen understanding of career pathways.
Imagine if a district had a chance to build their schools from the ground up knowing what they do today about how to create an environment that optimizes learning. At
Read MoreUsing the 5E Model with Defined Learning’s Performance Tasks
The 5E instructional model is a successful instructional strategy used by many teachers. for teaching science. This a five-stage sequence that can be used to guide teaching and learning. This
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4 Educators’ Keys to Connecting STEM and Social Studies
By Meghan Raftery, Michelle Warrington, Kate Dodson, Darren Faust | THE Journal First, there was STEM. Aiming to move education beyond isolated subjects, it was an integrated approach linking science, technology,
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Project-Based Learning in the Remote Learning Environment
As the pandemic crisis slowly eases, I wonder what lasting impacts this protracted event will have on K-12 education – specifically on teaching and learning in the PBL/STEM arenas. Many
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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
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