Project-based learning (PBL) is more than just embedding projects into your classroom. It is an opportunity for students to be empowered to make choices, explore interests, and make authentic connections to their learning. While the benefits are clear, implementing PBL in the classroom can be a challenge for many educators. Listen in as teachers from across the world share practical strategies and inspiration to help you implement PBL with ease.

Practical PBL Strategies
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Project-based learning (PBL) is more than just embedding projects into your classroom. It is an opportunity for students to be empowered to make choices, explore interests, and make authentic connections to their learning. While the benefits are clear, implementing PBL in the classroom can be a challenge for many educators. Listen in as teachers from across the world share practical strategies and inspiration to help you implement PBL with ease.
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January 31, 2022
A Shortcut to Introducing Your Students to the Benefits of Project Based Learning
In this episode, our guest shares a proven model and shortcut for any teacher who is considering PBL but may be hesitant or overwhelmed. Join us as we introduce and discuss a simple framework. Follow on Twitter: @JorgeDoesPBL @Rdene915 @bamradionetwork @jonHarper70bd @Definedlearning Defined Learning 60 day Free Access. Jorge Valenzuela (@JorgeDoesPBL) is an education coach, author and advocate. He has years of experience as a classroom and online teacher, a curriculum specialist and a consultant. His work focuses on improving teacher preparation in project-based learning, computational thinking and computer science integration, STEM education, and equity and SEL integration. Valenzuela is an adjunct professor at Old Dominion University and the lead coach at Lifelong Learning Defined. His book Rev Up Robotics and its companion jump start guide Ready, Set, Robotics! are available from ISTE, and his next book, which dives deeper into the Equity and SEL Integration Framework, is forthcoming from Solution Tree.

January 17, 2022
The Expert Effect: A Strategy to Keep Students Excited About Learning During This Challenging School Year
This conversation is timely as the ongoing pandemic makes it increasingly challenging to keep students interested in learning and actively involved in the process. Our guests share a strategy they call the Expert Effect, which we can combine with PBL, STEM, and virtually any subject to get and keep students excited about learning during this unusual school term. Follow on Twitter: @MrRondot @Gmckinney2 @Rdene915 @bamradionetwork @jonHarper70bd @Definedlearning Defined Learning 60 day Free Access. Zach Rondot is a passionate fourth-grade teacher in Troy, Michigan. His mission is to teach students the 21st-century skills, mindsets, and attributes that will help them succeed long after they leave his classroom. In 2019, Zach was named the Troy School District Elementary Teacher of the Year and the Oakland County Elementary Teacher of the Year. Zach is an instructor in the Master’s program of Learning, Design, and Technology at Central Michigan University. He utilizes technology to create learning opportunities that otherwise would not be possible Grayson McKinney is a fifth-grade teacher from Michigan and a leader in the area of innovative teaching and learning. He has worked with learners at all levels of school from K-6 as a teacher, technology facilitator, and as a program administrator. He is a student podcaster, educational writer, and speaker on the topic of 21st-century student learning and engagement. Zach and Grayson are the co-authors of the newly released book, The Expert Effect: A Three-Part System to Break Down the Walls of your Classroom and Connect your Students to the World which was recently released by Edumatch Publishing.

January 10, 2022
Compliant Students or Passionately Motivated Students: Which Are You Seeing Most in Your Classroom This Year and Why?
Many, maybe even most, students see school as a grade game. "What do I have to do to get an A?" Many of us have been driven to see teaching as a compliance game. "What do I have to do to get my students to meet the course requirements?" In this episode, we talk about practical strategies we can use to change the game of school (at the classroom level) to cultivate more students who are passionate about learning in your class. Follow on Twitter: @DWettrick @Rdene915 @bamradionetwork @jonHarper70bd @Definedlearning Defined Learning 60 day Free Access Don Wettrick is the founder of The STARTedUP Foundation, which hosts Innovate WithIN- Indiana's innovation and entrepreneurship programming and competition. He is also the author of “Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation,” which aims to create innovation mindsets in our schools. Don is known for his award-winning work as a middle school and high school teacher; educational and innovation consultant; and educational speaker.
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