LANSING, Mich. – Governor Gretchen Whitmer, along with state environmental and workforce leaders, announced 16 K-12 institutions, school districts and educational partnerships have been awarded $205,028 to develop Great Lakes-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational programs for students. Among the awardees is the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District, which will receive $20,000 to help propel new Project Based Learning (PBL) units in local schools.
Erin Luckhardt, Instructional Technology Coordinator for Char-Em ISD, noted that “students benefit from the PBL approach because it provides them with an authentic project or problem to solve, which ultimately makes for a more engaging learning experience. It answers the question, ‘Why do we need to know this?’ and encourages students to share their learning in a public space.” Read the complete media release about the PBL grant