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Josh and Andrea continue the PBL Project Blitz series where once a month, they highlight a PBL project by veterans in the PBL classroom. 

In this episode of the PBL Project Blitz, Josh and Andrea have a virtual chat with Justin Newby (@_mrnewbs), a Special Education teacher at T.T. Knight Middle School (@KMSOnTheProwl) in Jefferson County Public Schools (@JCPSKY) in Kentucky. Justin talks about an environmentally driven project he completed with his students in which they analyze the impact of environmental waste in their own community. This project included a river clean up, a recycled art project, and numerous community partners. Justin also reflects on the switch to eLearning due to COVID19 school closures, and the impact this had on the end of his students’ project. Overall, Justin leaves listeners with an inspiring message about the power of students, and the change that they can create when presented with an authentic problem in their community.

Stay tuned for more awesome projects as the PBL Project Blitz series continues every month!

Music from https://attaboyonline.com/home#music

"Waking Up" by Attaboy (https://attaboyonline.com/home#music)

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