Since then, technologies and the economy have advanced, yet many of our schools still look more or less the same, even if the fireplace has been replaced with a furnace. At Ulster Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) in New York, we’ve been modernizing the classroom experience for our students through project-based learning. Rather than teaching different subjects in silos, PBL integrates them in a way that provides a much more engaging learning experience for students. We also believe that it creates a more equitable learning environment because students work to solve problems that are relevant to them using whatever prior knowledge and existing skill sets they bring to the table.