Problem-Based Learning in Elementary School

Samantha S. Reed, EdD, is Principal at Hillsville Elementary, a PK–05 school in Virginia, USA. She has been serving for 8 years as an education leader. Previously, she was an elementary teacher and division math specialist. Her dissertation focused on problem-based learning and student development of 21st century skills. She is a graduate of the Educational Leadership program at Virginia Tech.Carol A. Mullen, PhD, is Professor of Educational Leadership at Virginia Tech, USA, and a J. William Fulbright Senior Scholar alumnus. She is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning scholar whose research in education encompasses leadership, mentoring, creativity, and globalism using social justice lenses. Her Springer books include Revealing Creativity (2020); Veteran Teacher Resilience (with Shields, 2020); and Creativity Under Duress in Education? (2019, edited) Forthcoming is the Handbook of Social Justice Interventions in Education(edited). Her alma mater, the University of Toronto/Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Canada), awarded her The Excellence (OISE Leaders & Legends) Award in 2020.Emily T. Boyles, EdD, is Coordinator of English Learner Professional Development for Grayson County Public Schools in Virginia and Adjunct Professor at Fortune University in California, USA. She was formerly an elementary school principal, assistant principal, and high-school Spanish teacher. Her dissertation focused on principals’ support of student achievement in Title I schools within rural Appalachia. She has coauthored a book chapter and journal article. She is a graduate of the Educational Leadership program at Virginia Tech.

• Introduction.- A Review of Literature.- Methodology.- Data Analysis and Findings Snapshot.- Discussion of Findings.- Conclusions.- Appendixes.