Our Interactive courses are designed to create confident project and concept teachers who can facilitate learning among a group of self directed learners.

How I Work With Schools

Drawing on my 10 years of experience in education and founding UP Academy, I craft experiential and useful professional development for educators. I bring my unique approach to project, inquiry and concept based learning to you, and make it easy to understand and execute in the classroom.

  • Introductory Workshop

    In this introductory workshop we will begin to explore what project and concept based learning is and how your administration or educators can implement elements in the classroom right away!

  • PBL Development and Support

    This two day workshop does a deep dive into developing projects that align with standards and create space for student inquiry and interests. Optional ad-on: On-going development support in the classroom through the launch and stages of the project until completion.

  • Personalized Development

    Each workshop is curated to include your schools goals and values. I make sure that we are working to be inclusive of all students and incorporate the schools philosophies into our curriculum structure.

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I'd love to talk with you about how we can help your school adopt project based learning and how we can give your educators the skills and support to be successful.

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UP Coming Events

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    FreeProfessional Development

    Tuesday June 15 at 1 pm PST. Webinar: What is PBL?
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    FreeProfessional Development

    Webinar: June 17, 1 PM PST. Getting Started: How to Bring PBL to your Classroom.
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About your Instructor

Founder

Tanya Sheckley

Tanya Sheckley is the Founder and President of UP Academy – a progressive elementary lab school in San Mateo, California. UP Academy is reinventing education by customizing learning for each student, integrating project-based learning throughout its curriculum, and supporting students with disabilities to attend school alongside able-bodied students in mixed-age classrooms. It is a school where all students are celebrated for their differences and contributions as they learn together, learn from each other, solve problems, and collaborate on a variety of interdisciplinary, STEAM-based projects. Inspired by the will, drive, and desire of her daughter, Eliza, who was born in 2009 with cerebral palsy, Tanya spent years studying brain injury and neuroscience. Tanya and her husband, Chris, worked with doctors, experts, therapists, and specialists to discover the best methods and systems for recovery and education for children with neuromotor challenges. When they could not find a school that fit their vision of education for Eliza, Tanya decided to create it. Tanya’s vision and mission show it’s possible to celebrate differences, change what’s broken in the American education system, and that all children can receive a rigorous, well rounded education.

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