Strand+5

===Strand 5: Using Real-World Problems and Projects to Engage Students in All Subject Areas ===

Steve Sassaman
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Instructor's Bio:
===Steve Sassaman is Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Region for Performance Learning Systems, a company dedicated to teacher training and development. Throughout his career as an educator, Steve has served in teaching, coaching, administration,graduate teacher education and professional development. Steve delivers keynote addresses, professional development training and coaching assistance for teachers in their classrooms. Steve instructs graduate education courses and enjoys working with teachers at all grade levels. He is passionate about the power teachers possess to influence students. Those who have taken his trainings find Steve to be an informative, enthusiatic and fun presenter. ===

Description for Presentation :

Preparing students to be successful and productive adults in an uncertain future is a challenging task for all educators. This strand will provide participants with an opportunity to examine, explore and develop project-based live event learning experiences that can engage and motivate students in all subject areas. Come to this session and work collaboratively with colleagues to experience live event learning and create project-based instruction that will allow students to internalize learning at a higher rate than provided by traditional teaching methods.

Participants will:

*Identify problems and projects that are relevant to participants' content areas. *Plan a project-based learning experience that engages students in learning and mastering key academic content. *Work collaboratively with teachers from the same field to develop project-based instructional units. *Adapt model activities for use in the participants' content areas. *Develop a complete project-based unit to engage students in mastering essential academic standards.

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