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Project Based Learning: 5 Tips for Getting Started

For many educators, the practice of project based learning (PBL) is new. Many educators have long thought that PBL was focused on the project. However, attention should be focused as much on the process, as the content-related products.

Beginning […]

Professional Development That Changed My Teaching and Inspired My Students

Educators have many options to hone their craft in the quest of becoming better teachers. Professional development (PD) opportunities include: 1) improving teachers’ content knowledge; 2) updating teaching practices; 3) learning how to work with new […]

Using Defined Learning to Support Teachers with High-Quality PBL Professional Learning

When Angelina Rowden, principal at Sunrise School, says, “Our school is our community” she means both literally and figuratively. The school, which serves students in grades pre-k through 8 is 50 miles south of St. Louis and the only business in […]

Study Confirms Project Based Learning Has a Positive Impact on How Students Learn Science and Math

A recent case study conducted by my colleagues and me at MIDA Learning Technologies compared elementary classes who were piloting project-ba sed learning (PBL) against classes that were continuing to use the district’s traditional curriculum. Our […]

One District's Approach to Transitioning to an Integrated Approach Through PBL

The motto for the Westminster School District is “Building Tomorrow’s Leaders Today.” This motto frames the work of all-district teams, including the Department of Educational Services. “Our goals are firm, but the means are flexible.” Lori […]

Norwalk Public Schools uses Defined Learning to create a launchpad for teachers to get started with PBL

A district leader discusses how they determined the best way to scale PD and prepare teachers to implement project-based learning.

“What does Project-Based Learning (PBL) look like for Norwalk?” This question has been Tina Henckel, Director of K-12 […]

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 Prosper Independent School District, the fastest-growing school district in Texas, […]

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 […]

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 our lab team met to discuss what […]

Tips on Making Every Day Pi Day in the Classroom

By Carolyn Marchetti

In just a few days, on March 14, I will join with my friends, colleagues and millions of others around the globe to celebrate Pi Day. For the uninitiated, Pi Day is an annual celebration that honors Pi, the numerical value […]

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A district leader discusses how they determined the best way to scale PD and prepare teachers to implement project-based learning.

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

A STEM education consultant explains how consistent collaboration among teachers can foster effective STEM-based PBL instruction.

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