PM Knowledgeable Youth: Changing the Way Children Learn
TRAINING TEACHERS
Teachers are an essential component in building sustainable primary and secondary school project management programs. PMIEF helps teachers learn project management through both virtual and face-to-face trainings.
PMIEF teacher training opportunities integrate the best practices of project-based learning with the skills and tools of project management. The content, specific to the needs of teachers, helps teachers integrate project management into the classroom.
This approach helped PMIEF triple the number of teachers trained, as well as increase the number of children served, to 20,000, in 2015.
MAKING GLOBAL IMPACT THROUGH NETWORKING
To impact primary and secondary school education on a global scale is not something that can be accomplished alone. It is critical to develop partnerships with organizations that are already working to improve youth education.
That’ s why PMIEF formed the Project Learning Network( PLN) in 2012. The PLN- a global coalition of 40 nonprofit and educational organizations serving 35 million youth- positively impacts youth education by advocating for 21st century skills, project-based learning and project management expertise in primary and secondary school education.
INTEGRATING PM INTO EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS BECOMING A TREND
A number of US States integrated project management into their educational standards. Some of these states include Texas, Kansas, North Carolina and Wisconsin. This demonstrates the growing value that leaders in education are placing on bringing project management to teachers and youth.
PM BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
Treehouses, haunted houses and science projects provide the backdrop for a series of Project Kids Aventures books written by PMI member Gary Nelson. Targeted for youth 10 – 12 years of age, students learn about project management through fun, kid-friendly projects. Digital versions of the books are available at no cost through pmief. org.
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