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How to incorporate the COMMUNITY in Learning Experiences: Without Spending Extra Time Planning
During a #Twitter Chat a few days back, a Project-Based Teacher made a very poignant response to my provocation around building more authentic...
50+ Alternatives to Paper and Pencil Assessments
What do all of these products have in common? 💡 A field guide to the of the local flora and fauna in the region. 💡 A community garden. 💡 A recipe...
5 Ways Chat GPT can Enhance Our Learning Experiences: And Simplify Our Lives As Educators
My partner is obsessed with Chat GPT. Right now he's using it to help plan our 1,500 mile vacation across the Western United States. "What are the...
Do you co-plan learning experiences with a teaching team? 12 Reflective Questions to Ask
Do you co-plan learning experiences with a teaching team? Learning experiences are SO much more powerful when co-designed with fellow educators....
Don’t start 2023 with PBL; START with a shared vision Board
Returning back after a holiday break is exciting. Our staff and students are re-energized, refreshed, excited, and ready to take on a new semester...
Holiday Gift Shop: The perfect PBL experience for the 5 days before Holiday Break
I just watched 'Elf' with Will Ferrell for about the 100th time this weekend. I love the scene with all of the elves hurriedly making and assembling...
We are not a Project-Based School; We are a DIALOGUE school- Using Socratic Seminars to foster dialogue in PBL
High Tech High, my former school, and the most infamous place for project-based learning in the world does not consider itself a 'PBL' school. They...
The Cross-Cultural Dumpling Project
Project Summary: Over the course of eight weeks, students used hydroponics to grow herbs that were used to make dumplings. Why dumplings? When...
How to use MENTORS for student project work: My planter Box Mentor
That's me above building a planter box with my wood shop mentor. You should have seen my first planter...
Should I let them Fail? Fostering student success in Projects while allowing for failure
Should I let them fail? This is the question a PBL facilitator I coach called me up with three days ago. His current project ask students, in...
PBL Case Study: Moth Radio- Stories of Hope for Victims of Genocide
This case study is shared in its entirety by Jonathan Bisson. Learn more about Jonathan in his bio following the case study. The Project I was...
Stop Planning Projects in Isolation: The benefits of Planning in a Team
So many teachers design projects in isolation. It's understandable. 🙁 They feel like they don't have time to get others on board. 🙁 More voices...
Building Collaborative and Reflective Skills in Students: 5 activities to use at the start of the year
""I think there's this misconception that there's no structure in PBL, that it's just kids fluidly moving towards the completion of projects, but as...
Don’t start next school year with project-based learning; Start with the Profile of a Graduate Instead
When introducing project-based learning to staff, parents, and students, I've witnessed nearly every school leader make the same mistake: They don't...
How to Effectively Reflect on a Challenging Year: With staff, students and colleagues
How will you reflect on the 2021-2022 school year? Like many educators, right now reflection might be the last thing on your mind. I felt the same...
The Kind of School Leaders I Work With: The 5 Qualities They Possess
That's Instructional Coach/Teacher Leader Anne Robinson pictured above. She's pretty awesome. She's holding the mug I just sent to her to celebrate...
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