Project Based Learning

Pre K and Design Thinking

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

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

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 […]

Let’s Reflect

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
― Søren Kierkegaard

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