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Anthony Johnson's Experience with Defined Learning

A Defined Learning Experience From Anthony Johnson, 5th Grade Science Teacher Isenberg Elementary School.

At the end of the school year, kids just get antsy. They are really stressed out from all the practice drills for end-of-year testing. We have […]

Defined STEM: K-12 Online Resources for Project and Performance Based Tasks

by Michael Karlin

Defined STEM is an excellent service that offers an enormous collection of pre-created problem and project-based learning resources for all core subjects in K-12. Each resource is built around a specific career to help increase […]

Digital Learning Platform Ties STEM Concepts to Real-World Problem Solving

“STEM is a growing interest across the United States, especially in our region, says Jason Braddock, instructional supervisor for secondary math and K-12 STEM at Mahoning Educational Service Center (ESC) in Ohio. “We are always looking for the […]

Phoenixville Area School District's Journey to Becoming a STEM-Based School

Learn how Phoenixville Area School District, located in northern Chester County, PA, transformed its STEM education approach by integrating Defined into its curriculum, creating a more comprehensive and engaging learning experience.

From Old to […]

Congress Elementary Finds Projects to Inspire Students Part 2

Learn how Defined helped Congress Elementary teachers implement and utilize project-based learning with ease by providing templates for creating and adapting lessons, facilitating easy transitions, and supporting the district's shift to STEM […]

Congress Elementary Uses PBL in STEM Education to Inspire Students Part 1

The Problem

As the first-grade teacher for inquisitive six-year-olds, Emily Morse is always looking for new projects to inspire her students. With a recent culture shift in her district to increase STEM learning for students, Morse wanted to find […]

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 director of instructional technology in a district with a very limited […]

Empowering STEM Education Through Innovative Summer Programs & Partnerships

Learn how Altar Valley School District 51 — a public, diverse, rural district located in Pima County, AZ — enhanced their summer school program with project-based learning despite limited funding and a variety of challenges. By utilizing Defined, […]

Q&A With Joel Jacobson, Co-founder of Defined Learning

By Yevgeny Ioffe

EdTech Times spoke with Joel Jacobson, co-founder of Defined Learning – a startup that’s developing an application, Defined STEM, enabling students to make connections between STEM classroom content and career pathways. The […]

12 New and Noteworthy Products at TCEA 2015 - Defined STEM

February 05, 2015

TCEA 2015 took place from February 2nd to the 6th in Austin, Texas. It was five days packed with educational sessions and an exhibit hall with 450 companies featuring the latest ed-tech products in a range of categories. Sessions […]

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Anthony Johnson's Experience with Defined Learning

Defined STEM: K-12 Online Resources for Project and Performance Based Tasks

Digital Learning Platform Ties STEM Concepts to Real-World Problem Solving