Jeff Lonnett is a 15 veteran of Fairfax County Public Schools, serving as an Elementary Art Teacher. He has a focus on cross curricular instruction, regularly using Project Based Learning to teach STEAM concepts to students through art. He works with adult educators throughout the county as a Project Based Learning teacher, helping teachers in all subjects, K-12, to infuse PBL into their practices.  He also works as a Great Beginnings Art Coach, supporting first year art teachers and teaches courses instructing veteran teachers to best help new teachers. He believes in teaching real world concepts to students, merging art and engineering. He works at Mosby Woods Elementary School in Fairfax Virginia, a school filled with big projects and instructional based murals developed by students under Jeff’s instruction. Jeff was recognized as a top 5 finalist for FCPS Teacher of the Year in 2012.