Project-Based+Learning

=Project-Based Learning Professional Development=
 * Transform Teaching with Project-Based LearningA ProjectLearn Academy helps educators successfully combine project-based learning and technology integration. This unique professional development opportunity builds teacher capacity as participants experience firsthand the process of planning, working in a collaborative group with peers, and learning in a project-based setting. Participants return ready to transform their classrooms into learning environments focused on 21st century skills.**ProjectLearn Academies** can range from a one-day overview to five full days of in-depth training. Every ProjectLearn Academy is designed specifically to help you meet the goals of your professional development program and customized to support the learning needs of your teachers. ||

Participants learn to engage students in the curriculum by combining student-directed technology projects with rigorous academics.**ProjectLearn Outcomes**As a result of attending a ProjectLearn Academy, educators will be able to:* Write essential questions and authentic tasks. To find out more about the ProjectLearn Academy model, explore how we can customize the experience to meet your organization’s goals, and to discuss pricing for this exciting learning opportunity, call **877-834-5453** or contact your[|**Tech4Learning Regional Manager**].
 * [[image:http://www.tech4learning.com/userfiles/image/company/pd_meeteett.jpg width="200" height="120" caption="Meet the Goals of the EETT Program"]] [[image:http://www.tech4learning.com/userfiles/image/company/pl_outcomes.jpg width="200" height="120" caption="ProjectLearn Outcomes"]]   || **Meet the Goals of the EETT Program**A ProjectLearn Academy helps you implement a 21st-century classroom approach meeting the requirements of the //Enhancing Education Through Technology// grant program.* **Improve student achievement through the effective use of technology** by focusing on skills participants can immediately use in their classrooms.
 * Ensure that **all students become technologically literate by the end of the eighth grade** by training educators to integrate technology into their classroom curriculum.
 * **Integrate technology into teacher training and curriculum development** by helping educators develop units of study that use technology to facilitate content learning.
 * **Implement research-based instructional methods** by exploring instructional strategies that have been demonstrated to boost student achievement.
 * Design effective and rigorous technology-infused lessons.
 * Create appropriate formative assessments.
 * Manage and implement complex technology projects.
 * Engage learners through student-centered technology projects. ||
 * [[image:http://www.tech4learning.com/userfiles/image/company/pd_terry.jpg width="85" height="85" caption="Terry Rosengart"]] || //“I recently had the pleasure of serving as a coach during a ProjectLearn Academy. I saw participants come into the academy full of questions about project-based learning and unsure of the process. By week’s end, they left armed with the necessary skills and tools to create authentic, content rich projects with their classes.”// —**Terry Rosengart**, Nanuet, NY ||

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