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Damon Lewis
Success Stories

Life-Changing Work: A Conversation With Dr. Damon Lewis, National Middle School Principal of the Year

We had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Damon Christopher Lewis, principal of Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy in Norwalk, Connecticut

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Recent Blogs

TEACHER STORY - 7TH GRADE

Driving Content Retention at STEM Academy

Seventh graders at STEM Academy learn content better and retain it longer with PBL. Beyond just engagement, they drive each other's learning in group work.
TEACHER STORY - 8TH GRADE SCIENCE

PBL Engaging the Disengaged

Teacher Lacrecia Terrance achieves outstanding results with an authentic, relevant project.
STUDENT STORY - HIGH SCHOOL

Project Based Learning and AP Physics

Student Jack Brunell reveals that the magic of the project-based philosophy that drove his course was in its ability to ensure that the learning achieved would not be exclusively theoretical.
ELEMENTARY CASE STUDY

Project Based Learning in Hawaii

PBL infused with native Hawaiian language and culture provides students with what they need to be successful now and in the future.
TEACHER STORY - MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE

More Than I Could Have Imagined

A science teacher at Journeys School in Wyoming shares how her view radically shifted when she completed her first "authentically" PBL unit.