Ralph Maltese, 2002 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year and longtime advocate of project based learning, views teaching as the art and science of engaging students in the learning process. To this end, he employs heavy doses of collaborative learning supplemented with the strategic usage of web 2.0 tools in order to create projects that will not only build and reinforce specific skills but will foster students’ enthusiasm for creative learning. Ralph emphatically disagrees with those who say that “good teachers are born.” Instead, he treasures the techniques he has mastered through workshops such as that provided by a National Endowment for the Humanities grant as well as in his travels throughout the state and his Fulbright experience studying schools in Japan. His years as a Coach Mentor for Pennsylvania’s Classrooms for the Future program have convinced him that not only do good teachers need ongoing support, but that they actively seek it out and respond enthusiastically when offered the chance to develop successful methodologies. Ralph’s book, A Class Act: Teaching for Smarties, provides real world insights for first-year teachers; he is currently finishing a book on Project Based Learning which will include 25 sure-fire projects that teachers can implement directly or use as templates for their own ideas. He offers his years of experience, his wisdom and his considerable wit, to help educators become accomplished practitioners of the art and science of teaching.