PBL World is a one-of-a-kind, multi-day event focused exclusively on Project Based Learning. Each year, we bring together educators — K-12 teachers, instructional coaches, and school and district leaders — who want to begin and advance their Project Based Learning practice, and connect with a community of like-minded peers.

Dr. Christopher Emdin is the Maxine Greene Chair for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Professor of Science Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Director of the STEAM DREAM & IdeaLab. He is also the creator of the HipHopEd social media movement, Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S. (Bringing Attention to Transforming, Teaching and Learning Science), a competition where high school students create and perform raps about scientific concepts, and the CREATE Accelerator, an initiative that funds non-profits focused on culture and education.

He is the author of numerous award-winning books, including the “Urban Science Education for the Hip-hop Generation” and the New York Times bestseller, “For White Folks Who Teach In the Hood and the Rest of Y’all too.” His books also include “STEM STEAM, Make Dream” and “Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success.” He is co-editor of the 2024 book “From White Folks who Teach in the Hood: Reflections on Race, Culture and Identity” which includes a contribution from PBLWorks National Faculty member, Jim Bentley.

In addition, Emdin is an alumni fellow at the Hip-hop Archive and Hutchins Center at Harvard University and a former Scholar in Residence at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. He has also served as a STEAM Ambassador for the U.S. Department of State and Minorities in Energy Ambassador for the U.S. Department of Energy.

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