By Ryan Steuer | CEO of Magnify Learning Project Based Learning can be incredibly powerful. It can also feel incredibly intimidating. When teachers hear examples of students creating documentaries, solving community problems, presenting to authentic audiences, or...
By Ryan Steuer | CEO of Magnify Learning In K-12 education, I have seen almost every administrator run into the same problem: a promising initiative starts strong, gets people excited, shows flashes of real impact, and then slowly loses steam. Project Based Learning...
By Ryan Steuer | CEO of Magnify Learning I want every school leader to get strong results from Project Based Learning: deeper learning, stronger engagement, better student ownership, and a learning culture that actually lasts. But here is the hard truth: better...
By Ryan Steuer | CEO of Magnify Learning Great entry events do more than kick off a Project Based Learning unit. They create the moment where my learners realize, “Wait… this is different.” The desks may be moved. A community partner may be standing at the front of...
By Ryan Steuer | CEO of Magnify Learning Project Based Learning can feel like the right work and still not get the right results. I know that is frustrating as a school leader because you are not chasing a shiny new initiative. You are trying to build classrooms where...
By Ryan Steuer | CEO of Magnify Learning Great PBL Isn’t a Teacher Problem. It’s a System Problem. When Project Based Learning does not take root in a school or district, it is tempting to look for the obvious culprit. Maybe teachers are not bought in. Maybe they are...
