Inventions of the 15th Century

Inventions of the 15th Century

School (s): The Harbour School Hong Kong Project Summary: Students in grade 5 were studying inventions of 15th Century, which included the Gutenberg Printing Press. Each pair of students developed a page of a class-book about other inventions of the time and then used...
Chinese New Year Digital Story Project

Chinese New Year Digital Story Project

Story Title School (s): YW and YC Schools Across Asia Project Summary: Digital Stories are easy and fun videos put together on the computer that combine pictures/ illustrations, audio and text in a story that communicates a valuable lesson. Here is a sample video one...
The Fast Track to PBL Success

The Fast Track to PBL Success

There I was, Friday morning, thirty minutes before my first exhibition of student learning. Materials were spread haphazardly across the room with several students fighting over the lone glue gun to piece together the remaining parts of their model civilizations. I...
How to Motivate the ‘Unmotivated’ Student

How to Motivate the ‘Unmotivated’ Student

One of the most common questions I get from schools I work with is, ‘How do I motivate the unmotivated student?” And while my knee- jerk reaction would be to insist there is no such thing as an ‘unmotivated student;’ I’ve been an educator...