Pre K and Design Thinking
Today I observed one of our Pre k teachers, Monica Breeding, reading the children’s classic book, Chica Chica Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. At the conclusion of the book, she gave the children a design challenge. The children were asked to draw a prototype of a standing Chica Boom Boom tree that they could […]
Olé! A Mexican Café PBL
Part of my job as a technology integration specialist is to help teachers incorporate project-based learning into their curriculums. I was thrilled when the pre k – 2nd grade Spanish teacher asked me to help her write a PBL for her 2nd grade students. She had the idea of creating a Mexican Café as her […]
The Project-Tuning Protocol
I’m currently reading, Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age (2nd Edition) by Suzi Boss and Jane Krauss. So far, the book is filled with informative PBL blogs and online resources, such as Edutopia and Buck Institute for Education (BIE). Another excellent resource are the schools in the High […]
Notes From “Reflection in Gold Standard PBL”
Takeaways from the Buck Institute of Education’s latest Google Hangout on “Reflection in Gold Standard PBL.”
Let’s Reflect
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
― Søren Kierkegaard
The Future’s Leading Entrepreneurs
Friendship bracelet bazaars and lemonade stands both teach kids how to successfully run their own companies.
What’s Up With This Guy? Reflections
We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience. -John Dewey
What’s Up With This Guy? Summative Assessments
The role of the audience can be a key part of a summative assessment.
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