Novato, California – The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBL jobs), a national provider of high-quality project-based learning (PBL) professional development, has revealed the winners of its 2024 PBL Champions awards program, as well as the three educators selected for its John Larmer “JL” Lifelong Learning Award. The winners, who were announced at the nonprofit’s 2024 PBL World Conference in Napa Valley, were selected for their commitment to PBL.
The 2024 PBL Champions:
The PBL Champions Awards program recognizes an individual, school, and school district that have demonstrated a commitment to PBL, have produced quality, long-lasting work, and have demonstrated evidence of impact on students. The 2024 recipients are:
- PBL District Champion: College Preparatory Schools (Detroit, Michigan)
- PBL School Champion: Paul Culley Elementary School (Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada)
- PBL Individual Champion: Keisha Tyson-Johnson, District Math and Science Coach (Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia)
John Larmer “JL” Award for Lifelong Learning
The John Larmer “JL” Lifelong Learning Award is named for former PBLWorks Publishing Director and Editor-in-Chief John “JL” Larmer. The award recognizes educators who are influencing and expanding the work of project-based learning. The 2024 recipients are:
- Katrice DixonLake Worth Community High School (Palm Beach County School District, Florida)
- Jeromy PayneJohn P. Freeman Optional School (Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Tennessee)
- Marivi HardyMission Success and Achievement Charter School (Albuquerque, NM)
The winners were highlighted at PBLWorks’ PBL World 2024 conference, a multi-day project-based learning conference that brings together K-12 teachers, instructional coaches, and school and district leaders who want to begin or advance their project-based learning practice and connect with a community of their peers.
“Project-based learning is transforming classrooms, schools, and districts across the country thanks to the commitment and dedication of passionate educators and administrators,” said Bob Lenz, CEO of PBLWorks. “We created these awards programs to recognize these individuals, as well as the schools and districts, that have embraced project-based learning and are leading the way in implementing it with students. Congratulations to all of the recipients—this honor is well-deserved.”
For more information on the awards programs, please visit:
PBL Champions: https://www.pblworks.org/pbl-world-pbl-champions-awards.
John Larmer “JL” Lifelong Learning Award: https://www.pblworks.org/pbl-world-jl-continued-learning-award.
About PBLWorks
The Buck Institute for Education/ PBL jobs believes that all students, especially Black and Latinx students, should have access to high-quality project-based learning to deepen their learning and achieve success in college, career, and life. Its goal is to build the capacity of educators to design and facilitate quality project-based learning and to support school and system leaders to create the conditions for these educators to succeed with all students.
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