Articles in Project-Based Learning Network
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April 20, 2018
West Des Moines Community Schools recently received a $45,000 award from the Microsoft Community Empowerment Fund to support the Project-Based Learning Network (PBLN) pathway. The award will ...
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April 4, 2018
West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) invites you to join us at WDMCS’ Bizucation: Career Skills That Work! A partnership between business and education, between WDMCS and ...
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December 7, 2017
Valley Southwoods’ ninth-grade Humanities class welcomed House Majority Leader Chris Hagenow to speak to them on how he effects change through policy and legislation. Hagenow is serving ...
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October 26, 2017
Community Focused. Globally Prepared. Nov. 9, 2017 | 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Learning Resource Center 3550 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines “What I like most is ...
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April 20, 2017
WDMCS New Tech Thought Partner & Business Liaison Justin Miller and New Tech Professional Learning Development Coach Sheila Hudson talk about project-based learning and partnerships with business on ...
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March 30, 2017
This is your chance to see West Des Moines Community Schools’ New Tech program! Tours include classroom visits, project exploration, and student/teacher interview panels. Print the Invitation …
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March 15, 2017
Sixth-grade learners at Clive Learning Academy are hosting a vendor fair that will raise funds for a celebration on the last day of school. Students are working …
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February 2, 2017
As project-based learning expands to Valley Southwoods Freshman High School next year, a new team of teachers will be breaking down barriers, connecting students to the community, encouraging collaboration, leveraging …
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January 21, 2017
Parents of students in the WDMCS Extended Learning Program (ELP) may ask how project-based learning meets the needs of high-ability, high-potential, and high-achieving learners. Research shows that …
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January 16, 2017
Next year, project-based learning is expanding into Valley Southwoods Freshman High School as it introduces its first “school-within-a-school.” All incoming ninth-grade students will be part of Valley …
