14 Teachers Earn Project-Based Learning Endorsement
Fourteen GCS teachers have earned Project-Based Learning (PBL) Endorsement from Furman University’s Riley Institute. These GCS teachers are among the first in South Carolina to earn the new teaching endorsement.
The PBL endorsement was developed by the Riley Institute at Furman, Claflin University, College of Charleston, Furman University, Winthrop University, and the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE). Experts from New Tech Network and educators teaching in South Carolina PBL schools also participated in the process.
A growing interest in PBL and incorporation of this methodology in schools across the South Carolina is driving an emerging need for teachers who know how to design, deliver, support and assess standards-driven project-based learning. The scarcity of such teachers has been emphatically identified by a number of the state’s education stakeholders as one of the leading obstacles to broad implementation of this innovative and proven methodology.
2017 PBL Endorsement Class
Juanita Biggs
Special Education
Fisher Middle
Teresa Blankenship
8th Grade English
League Academy
Marci Cecere
PLTW, Math
Mauldin High
Phyllis Holmes
5th Grade
Brook Glenn Elementary
Neena Kumar
Biology, Creative Writing
Legacy Charter
Charlene Landry
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Fisher Middle
Beth Leavitt
Science
Wade Hampton High
Andrew Melton
7th Grade Social Studies
Hughes Academy
Susan Merrill
Technology/STEAM
Summit Drive Elementary
Lynn Murrell
5th Grade
Hollis Elementary Academy
Susan Nimmons
8th Grade Science
Berea Middle
Lauren Ornelas
8th Grade English
Fisher Middle
Lezlie Peck
5th Grade
Pelham Road Elementary
Laura Shoun
Science, PLTW
Southside High