STEM talk looks at middle school's use of Problem Based Learning

Wayne Kermenski, a science teacher at Mohawk Trail Regional School District, will speak on “Project Based Learning, the Fifth Academic Class” on Tuesday, April 23 at 4 p.m. in 138 Hasbrouck Lab at a talk sponsored by the STEM Education Institute.

 

A few years back, Mohawk Trail Regional Middle School created a course titled “Project Based Learning” or PBL. It became one of five academic classes for middle school students. The goals for this course included inquiry-based projects that enforced skills students learned in their other courses. In addition, the course was responsible for implementing social curriculum, math and reading literacy remediation, and authentic learning opportunities. The benefits from this course included an increase in student attendance, a well-rounded education for our students, and a letter of acknowledgement from the governor for the school’s achievement in MCAS math scores. Kermenski will  talk about the course and learn what has been successful for his school.