National Faculty
The National Faculty are seasoned teachers, authors and educational consultants who conduct professional development activities for BIE. Each national faculty member has their own areas of expertise as well as a comprehensive understanding of the BIE Project Based Learning model. BIE will match organizational needs with national faculty expertise to ensure a productive professional devlopment experience.
- Charity Allen
- World Languages
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Charity teaches French to middle and high school students at a small, STEM school partnered with the Technology Access Foundation in Washington.
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- Suzie Boss
- Extended Learning & Technology
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Suzie is a journalist (she currently writes for Edutopia and the Stanford Social Innovation Review) and developer of educational materials.
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- Rody Bounchouy
- Humanities
Rody is a former PBL teacher (language arts and social science) with the New Technology Foundation.
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- Shannon Cannon, PhD
- K-5 & Literacy
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Shannon serves on the clinical faculty of two universities supervising pre-service teachers and teaching elementary methods courses.
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- Anthony Cody
- Science
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Anthony was one of Oakland's first National Board certified teachers. He now coaches science teachers across the Oakland (CA) Unified School District.
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- Dan Condon
- School Culture
Dan is the Associate Director of Professional Development at the Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center in Colorado.
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- Aaron Eisberg
- Science
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Aaron currently works as a technology integration specialist at a K-4 school in Larkspur School District to help teachers develop projects.
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- Tristan de Frondeville
- Math & Technology
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Tristan heads PBL Associates, a group working with schools and districts on long term support for active learning strategies and school redesign.
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- Sara Hallermann
- Diverse Learners
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Sara's was an Instructional Coordinator, Grades 6-12 Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction, Elementary Principal, and Regional Education Specialist.
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- Jennifer D. Klein
- International Education
Jennifer is the Director of Educational Development for the Research Journalism Initiative (RJI), that facilitates creative expression among Palestinian young people.
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- Tim Kubik, PhD
- Social Science
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Tim has written curriculum and taught at the elementary, secondary, post-secondary and graduate level and is a vocal advocate for education in Colorado.
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- Dayna Laur
- Education Technology
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Dayna has worked closely with the Classrooms for the Future initiative in Pennsylvania, on ways in integrate PBL in a technology rich classroom environment.
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- Steve Markbreiter
- CTE & Humanities
Steve Markbreiter is currently the Director of Academy Programs at the National Academy Foundation (NAF) organizing nationwide support services.
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- Thom Markham, PhD
- School Culture
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Thom formerly directed the BIE's national training program and is the primary author of BIE's Project Based Learning Handbook.
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- John McCarthy
- Diverse Learners
John works with districts & schools on planning effective & comprehensive school improvement through PBL, Differentiated Instruction, ELA & formative assessment.
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- Andrew Miller
- Humanities & Technology
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Andrew has taught a variety of subjects online and in the classroom, both while implementing effective PBL. He has also served as an Instructional and Literacy Coach.
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- Telannia Norfar
- Math
Telannia is an Algebra I instructor in a 9th grade academy in an inner city high school. Before teaching, she worked in the corporate world for over 10 years.
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- Brian Schoch
- Career Technical Education
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Brian has been active participant in Ohio’s efforts to increase the presence of project-based teaching and learning in schools throughout the state.
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- Michael Soguero
- Internships & Community Service
Michael is currently the Director of Professional Development at Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center in Colorado.
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- Tom Stanley
- CTE & Online Learning
Tom works at the Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada and does a number of blended-learning project-based activities.
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Cool Tools
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PBL Handbook ($35)
The PBL Handbook gives an overview of PBL, explains how to design and manage successful projects, provides sample rubrics, forms and handouts, and describes five example projects.
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PBL Starter Kit ($24)
The PBL Starter Kit contains BIE's latest guidance for planning & managing projects with planning forms, rubrics, handouts, 6 example projects, and practical advice for successfully running your first project.
