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.”
We’re Ready to Program – Bring on the Bots!
See the complex algorithms that first graders wrote for their Bots.
How to Use Praise to Enhance Learning
“Students love praise, and it often transcends into feelings of self-worth, intelligence, and joy.”- Avra Robinson
Not Another App List!
Technology integration is not about the number of apps you have but how you use them to showcase your learning.
Reflecting on Art
Artful Thinking, by Project Zero out of Harvard, teaches us how to reflect on the many forms of art in a deeper and richer manner.
Let’s Reflect
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
― Søren Kierkegaard
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