project-based learning

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How Project-Based Learning and STEM Drive Student Success

As the demand for STEM skills grows, so too does the question of if and why we need it in the classroom.  During the edLeader Panel “Implementing Successful PBL + STEM Initiatives,” Jorge Valenzuela, education leadership coach, author, and Lifelong Learning Defined podcast host, talked with Superintendent of Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District (MI) Mark Whelton and STEM Facilitator at The Oakwood School (NC) Christopher Young about how to bring project-based learning+ and STEM to schools.

Students working together

Implementing Successful PBL + STEM Initiatives

Presented by Jorge Valenzuela, Education Leadership Coach, Strategic Advisor, Professional Speaker, Author, and Educator, Lifelong Learning Defined; Mark Whelton, Superintendent, Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District (MI); and Christopher Young, Educator, Instructional Coach, and STEM Facilitator, The Oakwood School (NC)

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Summer School Accelerator: STEM and PBL Models That Work

Presented by John Moye, CEO and Co-Founder, Lobee Learning; Alison Brehm, Elementary Summer and After School Coordinator, Kawameeh Middle School (NJ); and Rachelle Dené Poth, Spanish and STEAM Educator, Author, Attorney, Consultant, and Keynote Speaker

Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement PBL + STEM Initiatives

Using ESSER Funds Effectively for PBL and STEM: Advice From the Experts

During the edLeader Panel, “Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement PBL + STEM Initiatives,” a panel of educational peers engaged in a lively discussion about how to best invest funding from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) in high-impact project-based learning (PBL) and STEM initiatives across the nation.

​​The Compton Turnaround: Students Thrive with Equity-Driven Blended Learning + PBL

​​The Compton Turnaround: Students Thrive with Equity-Driven Blended Learning + PBL

Presented by Dr. Darin Brawley, Superintendent, Compton Unified School District (CA); Patrick Sullivan, Principal, Compton Unified School District (CA); Jose Gonzalez, 21st Century Learning Specialist and Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Coach, Compton Unified School District (CA); Karina Sanchez, Student, Compton Unified School District (CA); and Karina Rodriguez, Student, Compton Unified School District (CA)
Moderated by Barbara Pape, Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise

Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement PBL + STEM Initiatives

Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement PBL + STEM Initiatives

Presented by Kevin Walters, Supervisor, Grants Contracts and School Support, Michigan Department of Education; Mark Whelton, Superintendent, Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District (MI); and Marilyn Powell-Barnes, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Lincoln Elementary School District 156 (IL)