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Solve for Tomorrow OpEd: Problem-based Learning Leads STEM Students to Help Community
1/25/2023
In an Opinion column for STEM SmartBrief, a STEM education media outlet, Harry Preston, Computer Science Teacher at Green Street Academy in Baltimore, writes that a problem-based learning (PBL) approach to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education is a viable solution for counteracting the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on education at schools, including teacher burnout. In fact, he’s experienced how alternative approaches to education – in particular, PBL techniques – motivate and engage teachers as well as students, encouraging that strong teacher pipeline that’s in high need today. Harry – a National Finalist in Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition and a Solve for Tomorrow Teacher Academy alum – writes that students with just one top teacher are more likely to attend college, earn a higher salary, and much more. He believes that PBL can unite teachers and students, inspiring innovation to address real-world challenges which Solve for Tomorrow and Teacher Academy encourage.