My guest today is Ellie Foust.  Ellie is a middle school science teacher at Merrill Middle School in Denver Public Schools.  She also provides Project-Based Learning (PBL) professional development training for schools across the nation as a National Faculty member for PBL Works.  Additionally, Ellie supports organizations including the George Lucas Educational Foundation and InterED and Global Stage as a consultant in developing projects and rubrics related to STEAM, PBL and deeper learning which she discusses in the podcast.

In our talk, Ellie dissects some of the core components of Project-Based Learning, how she has shifted her thinking in education as a result of diving into PBL and what she prioritizes when supporting schools and other educators who are beginning their journey into the world of PBL.  She also discusses some extraordinary examples of how she has infused the elements of PBL into her science classes and overcome some of the challenges that COVID has brought to deeper learning.