Jennifer Stillittano is known widely by her peers, students and others as a Project Based Learning (PBL) guru. Her knowledge about all things related to Project Based Learning is vast, and what is most impressive is how she implements that knowledge with her students each day.

She discusses her willingness to take risks in her teaching in this podcast in relation to her entrepreneurship class. This class actually started its own candle making business and is still in business four years later. Beyond this, Jennifer plans and facilitates the adult learning at the school where she worlds, Central Coast New Tech High School in Nipomo, CA. She is extremely thoughtful in her work and a powerful figure in her field.

Check her work on PBL out at her website: www.pbllab.com for more details.

Lastly, go check out her student run candle making business out called Direlights at www.direlights.com and order a few hundred of their handmade and scented candles! All proceeds go back into building their business on campus.

Central Coast New Tech High School Information: www.ccnth.org

New Tech Network information: https://newtechnetwork.org/

Episode Highlights:

Asking for Feedback (Checkout our Podcast blog here on this theme)
5 Whys Protocol
Entrepreneurial Mindset in the Classroom: Student-run business: Direlights
Real World Scholars: Grant given to Jen and her class to start and run their business

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Host: Jon Hinthorne

Podcast Editor and Producer: Jon Hinthorne

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Episode 6: Interview with Jennifer Stillittano

An Unconventional TeacherBy Jon HinthorneDec 29, 2020