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5 Project Ideas to Start the 2023-2024 School Year: And Build a Learner-Centered Environment
I trust you have a few weeks left in your Summer Vacation, but if you are anything like I used to be, I imagine you have already begin thinking...
“AI is Coming for Our Classrooms/Schools: 5 Things We Should Do to Prepare.”
Artificial Intelligence is here. And while many classrooms and schools are rightfully wrapping their heads around how to best incorporate it, as...
What I Learned about Effective Project Assessment from Losing Battle of the Bands 🎶
That's my band performing in the Finals of the 'Battle of the Bands' contest in Hong Kong. I'm that crazy guy in the Hawaiian shirt playing...
Our WE ready for project-based learning?
Many educators claim that learners are not "ready" for project-based learning. Especially in this region of the world... They contend that students...
5 Project Ideas to Close Out Year…and an invitation to DIVE DEEPER
As we approach the end of the year, I wonder how you might finish strong with a deep and meaningful learning experience? Drew Matthew David, an ESL...
The 5 Big Myths around Student Agency; And how you can build more of it in your classroom TOMORROW
Last week I addressed the ONE thing we need to build in our classrooms to pave the pathway to deeper, more meaningful project-based experiences in...
The ONE thing necessary to start PBL after Spring Break
There's only 1 thing necessary to start PBL in your classroom after Spring Break... And I'm almost certain as a learner-centered practitioner that...
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...
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