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What are they thinking? 5 Reflective Practices for Spring
Throughout the year, it's important to engage students in ongoing reflection of what they are learning. One of the key competencies of social-emotional learning (SEL) is
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The Importance of Authentic Collaboration for Language Building in ELs
Research suggests many teachers worry that they are ill-equipped to handle the growing number of English Learners (ELs) in U.S. public schools. According to the National Center
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Setting Learners Up For Success with Information Literacy
Today, people have access to more information than ever before. Every day, more information is available to learners through multiple sources. One challenge educators face is determining how
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8 Ways to Promote Creativity and Collaboration
Versatile Tools to Facilitate Methods and Build Essential Skills Students need opportunities to build a variety of skills in our classrooms. They need to develop essential SEL skills
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ChatGPT & PBL: How Project-Based Learning Can Help Teachers Battle (or Befriend) the Bots
ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence-driven writing tool, has had a rapid impact on education since its release in November 2022. Educators are reconsidering traditional writing assessments due to concerns
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Ensuring All High-Schoolers Have a Chance at College: How Rhode Island Enacted Historic New Equity-Based Graduation Standards
Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green: How community engagement drove my state’s new standards — and how it could serve as a model for other states. I’d been leading the
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PBL Pro Tips from John Larmer: How Can Teachers Effectively Facilitate and Coach in PBL?
If you’ve ever been involved in organized sports, I hope you had a good coach. It’s almost impossible to succeed without one. If you did, think
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PBL Pro Tips from John Larmer: How Can You Provide Scaffolding for Students in PBL?
“Scaffolding” has become one of those edu-speak terms that catch on and become part of our vocabulary, but what does it really mean? Is it like the scaffolding
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Moving from “What is the Matter?” to “What Matters to You?”
The education world is full of smart people. We are not short of innovative and creative thinkers. What I believe holds us back at times is finding a
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Defined Learning’s Projects for Black History
A typical project for February’s Black History Month is a report, poster, or presentation about a famous person. In a quick check of popular lesson plan websites
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