by Kyle Wagner | Apr 11, 2021 | Blog, Project Examples, Projects
Background Imagine students across all ages working to address global problems such as opioid deaths, hatred, prejudice, addiction, bullying, mass murders, climate catastrophes, gender bias, suicide, voting rights, gun control, global warming, pollution, poverty, etc....
by Kyle Wagner | Mar 30, 2021 | Blog, Project Examples, Projects
Background You ever watch the film Waterworld? I just watched it again on Netflix. Beyond marvelling at the fact that Kevin Costner had flippers for feet, I was equally fascinated with the futuristic technology presented in the movie. The giant boats were powered by a...
by Kyle Wagner | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog, Project Examples, Remote Learning
The Background When CoVid-19 first sank its teeth in last March, Bill and Alex, project mentors and coordinators of student-led Community Service And Action Projects at The International Montessori School of Hong Kong had two choices: Put the CAS (Community Action and...
by Kyle Wagner | Feb 14, 2021 | Blog, Project Examples, Remote Learning
How do you help High School students receive lost credit for classes they missed because of CoVid? This was the question PBL Innovators Denise and Jackie faced at the end of last year when CoVid was in its most contagious phase. They had two choices. Create study...
by Kyle Wagner | Feb 4, 2021 | Blog, Project Examples, Projects, Remote Learning
This PBL transformation story is shared in its entirety by Sara Lev, an expert early years practitioner… The Background This is my 16th year as a classroom teacher – I currently teach Transitional Kindergarten (4- and 5- year olds) in Los Angeles, California. I...
by Kyle Wagner | Jan 24, 2021 | Blog, Project Examples, Projects
THE BACKGROUND Andrew Morrissey, a grade 10 Individuals and Societies IB teacher at Beijing City International School was finding his “Causes of World War One” unit falling on deaf ears. His teenage students, while finding the topic interesting from a...