STEM and PBL: it’s a good fit

Jane Hunter

By Jane Hunter
Community contribution / October 7, 2016

In her second STEM snapshot to support the ways Australian primary schools are embracing the opportunities and challenges of STEM education, Dr Jane Hunter deconstructs Project Based Learning as a method to achieve school-wide outcomes.

Along with the STEM acronym, Project Based Learning (PBL) increasingly pops up in many teacher conversations in schools.

PBL is ...

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By Jane Hunter

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Jane Hunter, PhD. is an Associate Professor in the School of International Studies and Education at the University of Technology Sydney. She was a classroom teacher, head teacher and senior education policy officer; now working in teacher education again she specializes in pedagogy, teacher professional learning, curriculum and technology enhanced learning. Jane is an international speaker at education conferences and has a track record of peer-reviewed publications.

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