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Introduction
Set some learning goals

Imagine if....
Meet your STEM expert
What is STEM and why is it important?
Making time for STEM

What is Project-based Learning?
Digging into PBL

How is PBL especially relevant to STEM projects?
How can Project-based Learning be used to integrate STEM in the classroom?
What skills does PBL help students develop?

What are the steps in planning a PBL experience?
Introduce a driving question and hold an entry event
Develop the need to know
PBL time
Debrief and reflection
Engaging experts
Group work and PBL

Teaching tips
Cool lesson plans

Reflection
Taxonomy of learning
Suggestions for collaboration
Congratulations

Krista Nisi is the Head Writer at Cool Australia and brings over 15 years of experiencing working in education, tertiary and local government. She holds a Masters in Environment (Environmental Education) from the University of Melbourne. Krista looks for innovative ways to involve young people in early learning and school education by helping them explore, think about and engage with the world around them.

Mark Drummond from Cool Australia is your course teacher. He has worked in the education sector for over 11 years as a classroom teacher, Leader of Pedagogy within an Ed-Tech start-up and as an educational consultant. Mark is an absolute science nerd and loves talking about dinosaurs as much as he loves talking about education (which is a lot)!