by Kyle Wagner | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog
As several of us return to our school sites this week, they hardly look like the places we left last year. Temperature sensors greet us at the gates, while hand sanitizing stations dot every corner. Drinking fountains, once offering an oasis of relief are now taped...
by Kyle Wagner | Sep 7, 2020 | Blog
Do you remember the projects you completed as a kid? I remember mine well. As a 3rd grader, after learning about the universe I built a mobile model of the solar system. I used foam balls and paint to construct each planet. As a 6th grader, after learning about...
by Kyle Wagner | Aug 20, 2020 | Blog, Remote Learning
As we begin the 2020-2021 school year, many of us (me included) have spent sleepless nights wondering how to promote the same kind of online community that we find in our classrooms at school. At school, where we are face to face with students, community connections...
by Kyle Wagner | Aug 2, 2020 | Blog, Remote Learning
I was in the middle of a presentation for over 40 teachers on how to create project- based experiences online. We were using Microsoft Teams’ group video call; a tool I I have used for more than a dozen presentations. And just as I have done countless times in...
by Kyle Wagner | Jul 26, 2020 | Blog, Project Examples, Projects
Story of PBL Transformation: Community Food Truck When I met with the 5th grade team at Park Maitland, a small school in Orlando, Florida, they were hoping project-based learning could better develop their students as community problem solvers. And while they...