The Project Based School - Founded by:
Dr. Joe & Dr. Elvia Rodriguez
Joe Rodriguez, Ed.D
Professor Emeritus
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas
Dr. Joe Rodriguez was faculty at SFA in the Department of Secondary Education and Educational Administration. He was also the Director of several Title VII grants from the U.S. Department of Education.
He was awarded the title 'Regents Professor' for the millions of dollars in grant money he brought to the university over his three and a half decades. He specialized in training administrators, and using grant money, awarded Masters degrees to hundreds of students working on their bilingual certification as administrators.
His central message: 'People support that which they help build,' is at the core of project based learning.
Elvia Rodriguez, Ed.D
Professor Emeritus
Stephen F. Austin State university
Nacogdoches, Texas
Dr. Elvia Rodriguez was Chair of the Department of Elementary Education.
As the first female Chair of the Department, Dr. Elvia Rodriguez was a pioneer in providing professional development for educators in bilingual school processes including one-way and two-way immersion dual language, ESL, bilingual classrooms and more.
Her work earned her the title of 'Regents Professor.'
Using project based learning as a core teaching tool, she advocates for more critical thinking from both educators and students.