PBL Studio Menu - edited

A menu of studio sessions

Project Based Learning

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I’m an educational consultant with ESSDACK, an educational

service center in Hutchinson, Kansas who specializes in Project

Based Learning, Technology Integration, Gifted and High-Ability

Learners, and Creativity.

I am formerly the Director of Turning Point Learning Center’s f2f 

Program where, for half a decade, I worked to create the

LifePractice Model, creating a mash-up of Project Based

Learning and 1:1 laptops with a Democratic approach to

learning. 

Graduating from Emporia State University in 1994 with a BSE in Social Science, I began teaching

the day school at a residential boys' home for The Farm, Inc. where I discovered differentiated

instruction and how to engage students well beyond my formal pre-service teaching instruction. I

taught all subjects to 11 boys at a time, ages 11-18, at the home's dining room table, using 20

year old textbooks.

Eventually uncovering a lifelong passion, in 2004, I earned my Master’s degree in Psychology and

Special Education with an emphasis in Gifted Education. I began working as the Gifted Services

Coordinator at Emporia Middle School and also serving as NCA Steering Committee Chair.

I have served on the Board of Directors for the Kansas Association for the Gifted, Talented, and 

Creative  for 7 years as a Region Representative, State and Federal Legislative Liaison,

Conference Chair, and the Kansas Education Liaison, and have been a member of the National

 Association for Gifted Children, working at both the state and federal levels, advocating for the

needs of gifted children in Kansas.

Currently, I serve as the co-chair of the Professional Learning Committee for the Kansas Learning

First Alliance (KLFA), am on the Board of Directors for Advocates for High-Ability Learners (AHA 

Learners), am a member of the Kansas Council for the Social Studies, am a Google Certified

 Teacher, and am a Discovery Education Network STAR Educator. I was also recently named

"Teacher of the Month" for Northeast Kansas by 27 KSNT and Fox KTMJ television out of Topeka. 

I also have a very supportive husband, Eric, of nearly 17 years and the cutest little terrier mutt,

Charlie, you’ll ever know!

About Ginger 

CONTACT ME

620.794.1436

[email protected]

gingerlewman.com 

ESSDACK

1500 East 11th St, Ste #200

Hutchinson, Kansas, 67501

620.663-9566

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Serving Sizes (numbers of participants per studio session)

Bringing the Learning to You

Be sure to ask about our “cateringto your needs” service, where wedeliver our menu items with yourstaff at your school.

We are offering hands-on, creativity-infused Studio Sessions for

participants interested in experiencing Project Based Learning. We

feel that teachers teach how they are taught, so many of the

sessions are created to nurture the learner in all of us.

Studios are not a “sit-and-get” workshop. The Studio format

expects that teachers will be bringing out their creativity and

following an active-learner approach to their learning.

 All of our session are Full-Day Studios, except for the “Lite Side

Session.” See the menu for more details.

We offer our Studio Sessions in 3 distinct “flavors.”

Beginning Studio Sessions

If you're looking for an active learning

experience at a beginner's level these are

the session for you. We won’t go quite as

deep, nor quite as quickly. No need to

have previous experience in a PBL

environment.

Advanced Studio Sessions

These sessions are paced for those who

are already familiar with Project Based

Learning, but who are looking for the hard

questions and answers about how to

make it work. No need to have previous

experience in a PBL environment.

Masters Studio Sessions

In the Masters Studio, we will be working

with PBL-experienced colleagues,

sharing ideas for improvement, as well as

developing quality projects, based on

content expertise, as well as an

experiential knowledge base.

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PBL Studio Sessions

Levels Beginner Advanced Masters

Serves 20 max 15-30 5 max

For the Beginning Chef 

PBL Cooking School 101: Learning the IngredientsProject Based Learning is more than simply letters in the educational alphabet

soup. PBL is a tried-and-true recipe guiding new and experienced chefs as they

learn to excite their learners, create a caring classroom environment, and keep

students asking for second helpings of learning! We'll learn the difference

between projects and Project Based Learning and how to incorporate required

standards, as well as play with a few essential collaborative technology tools.

If you're looking for an active learning experience at the beginner's level this is

the session for you.

Tools of the Trade: PBL Collaboration with TechnologyIf we expect students to develop 21st century communication skills, they need

the opportunity to authentically practice them in their everyday learning

experiences. This studio is a hands-on learning experience for you to explore,

collaborate, and share essential learning tools, such as Google tools, wikis,

blogs, podcasts, video conferencing, social bookmarking, presentation tools.

You will leave with a portfolio full of tools, a beginning Personalized Learning

Network, and a head full of techniques to help students to be ready for today's

real world.

For the Advanced Chef 

PBL 201: Now We're Cooking!You get what PBL is; you understand the philosophy and buy in to the basics of

integrated, real life learning that looks and feels different than a  traditional

classroom. You're ready for the details of how to get this meal to the table!

In this advanced session, you'll experience the prep, the launch, and the work

from a learner's point of view. We'll focus on important topics such as time

management, grouping assignments, and fostering independent and responsible

learners, as well as creating community buy-in.

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All of our sessions are full-day (8:30am - 3:30pm) except for the “Sampler”and the “On the Lite Side” sessions, which are half-day (8:30am - 12noon).Menu of Studio Sessions

Tools of the Trade: PBL Collaboration with TechnologyIf we expect students to develop 21st century communication skills, they need

the opportunity to authentically practice them in their everyday learning

experiences. This studio is a hands-on learning experience for you to explore,

collaborate, and share exciting learning tools, such as Google tools, wikis,

websites, blogs, video conferencing, social bookmarking, mind mapping, info

graphics, podcasting, presentation tools, screen casting, and resource curation.

You will leave with a portfolio full of tools and a head full of techniques to help

students to be ready for today's real world.

For the Master Chef 

Writing Your Own Menus: How to Create PBL ExperiencesYou've run a couple of ready-made projects in your subject area, and are ready

to make your own, fully-integrated, standards-based projects that kids will love

(and learn). In this Master's Studio Session, we'll create a project from start to

finish and you'll walk out with the skills to be able to make your own quality

projects, as well as conduct PBL trainings.

*maximum party size: 5, by permission only

The Extras: Our Half-Day PBL Studio Sessions

On The Lite SideThis half-day session is for those with a lighter appetite. We will highlight only

some of the exciting features of our more full-bodied sessions, yet leave the

participant feeling they've feasted on a full buffet of learning. Call ahead for

details.

For the Nibblers: A Sampler Studio SessionYou'll leave with a taste of everything, including working a little bit with

philosophy, experiencing a little bit of a project, and learning a few collaborative

tools. This is a good session for those who would prefer a hearty snack.

**Student Combo Special** Bring in a student with you as an equal participant and get half-off your order of 

PBL cards! Call for details!