Name: Little Lifts, Big Empathy: Designing Practical and Purposeful Project-Based Learning Experiences
Start: 2026-10-16T08:00:00-0400
End: 2026-10-16T09:00:00-0400

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Little Lifts, Big Empathy: Designing Practical and Purposeful Project-Based Learning Experiences

Friday October 16, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Penobscot

After a conference full of ideas and inspiration, turning those notions into action can be challenging. Join this workshop to explore the 5E design thinking framework for structuring manageable learning experiences. Discover how we might stoke a spark from ACTEM into a bonfire of empathy-fueled innovation.

Speakers

Dan Ryder

Design Facilitator, CRCS Overman

Success & Innovation Center, Director. #SICMBC
Idea wrangler, design thinker, improviser, author, and award winning educator.
Apple Distinguished educator.
NEA Foundation’s 2018 Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence
Co-Author, INTENTION: Critical Creativity in the Classroom (Bl... Read More →

Friday October 16, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Penobscot

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