If you've followed along my journey for a while, you know I am absolutely passionate about STEAM education! I have presented locally and nationally on topics relating to hands-on science, project-based learning and STEAM education and some of the most common questions I get are, "How do you fit ... read more
Ready for Takeoff: My Experience with Project-Based Learning and the Solar System Part 2
Recently I wrote a blog post sharing how I tackled my first experience with project-based learning outside of our science block. My first PBL unit was anchored in the solar system. You can read more about that [here]. You can also check out more info about PBL and why I use it ... read more
Ready for Takeoff: My Experience with Project-Based Learning and the Solar System Part 1
A few days ago I posted about why I use project-based learning (PBL) in my Kindergarten classroom (click [here] to visit the original post). There was a lot of interest in what PBL is and how to implement it. So, today I want to share part one of my first experience with PBL. I can ... read more
Why Project-Based Learning?
Earlier this year I went to a project-based learning (PBL) networking event at another local school. Before this event I had never really heard of PBL before, much less taken a stab at it. However, I was so inspired by the reasoning and research behind PBL that I knew I had to take the idea and ... read more