Rigorous Projects Webinar Recorded
Rigorous, Authentic Projects for Deeper Learning: How to Find, Plan and Manage Them
When students are engaged and passionate about projects, their investment in the learning discovery and skills growth naturally builds confidence and agency over their own learning. What is the best way to ensure their passion? We’ll show you how in this free webinar, where you will learn how to transform learning through discovering, planning, and managing authentic, rigorous projects. Amp up the challenge (for your learners), lower the stress (for you), and boost the engagement for everyone!
What you’ll learn:
Finding project ideas that really matter and work
Designing projects for authentic, real-world work
Planning for rigor and results
Managing learning data for each learner
Guiding students to powerful exhibitions of learning
Who should attend:
• Educators
• Curriculum Leaders
• Principals
• Partners and mentors
• Superintendents
Recording of our Educational Webinar
Rigorous, Authentic Projects for Deeper Learning/PBL: How to Find, Plan and Manage Them
Recorded: January 28, 2019
When students are engaged and passionate about projects, their investment in the learning discovery and skills growth naturally builds confidence and agency over their own learning. What is the best way to ensure their passion? We’ll show you how in this free webinar, where you will learn how to transform learning through discovering, planning, and managing authentic, rigorous projects. Amp up the challenge (for your learners), lower the stress (for you), and boost the engagement for everyone!
What you’ll learn:
How to find project ideas that really matter and work
How to design projects for authentic, real-world work
How to plan for rigor and results
How to manage learning data for each learner
How to guide students to powerful exhibitions of learning
Who should attend:
Educators
Curriculum Leaders
Principals
Partners and mentors
Superintendents
Our Speakers
Camille Mortimore, Ph.D.
Foundry Chief Learning Officer
Camille has been a pioneer and leader in learner-centered and project-based learning, as well as administrative leadership and organizational and professional development. She founded and served as Head Learner of a project-based learning public charter school in Milwaukee and has also served as superintendent and K-8 principal over 18 years. As Foundry’s Chief Learning Officer, Camille focuses on integrating effective Deeper Learning research and practice into the Foundry platform and innovating schools, building powerful partnerships to enhance teacher and student performance, implementing PBL and Project Foundry in complex school and district contexts. Camille has doctorate in Educational Policy and Leadership and a master’s degree in Administration and Supervision.
Jeff Holte
Director of Education, Liger Leadership Academy
Jeff Holte is the Education Director of Liger Leadership Academy, a school that recruits children from various provinces in Cambodia to expand their opportunities and help shape the future of their country. His goal is to ignite curiosity, inspire a love of learning, and motivate children to fulfill their potential through project-oriented and opportunity-based experiences. Jeff is an innovative, creative educator with nearly 40 years of experience as a teacher, principal, technology director, school director and designer of pioneering learning models. Originally from the United States, Jeff has worked in education in Qatar, China, Democratic Republic of Congo and Cambodia 2006. Jeff received training at the Christa McAuliffe Institute of Educational Pioneering, and was one of the first five Christa McAuliffe educators in the US.