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Promoting Student Agency in Learning
Over the past two school years, educators, students, and their families have experienced learning and living in new ways. There have been many challenges that we have all faced in
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Performance Tasks or Projects? Complementary Approaches for Student Engagement
Both experiences can result in meaningful learning — but they aren’t created equal. The terms “performance tasks” and “projects,” in the context of project-based learning (PBL), are familiar to today’
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Genius Hour- Beyond a Class Period
It’s not often that students find themselves unable to move, caught in a state of disbelief at something they’ve just discovered. It’s even rarer that they sprint
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Empathy—The Difference Maker for Inquiry
“Empathy—the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.” —Oxford Languages Recently, I attended and facilitated sessions at the Association for International Schools in Africa’s (AISA) annual
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3 Keys to Pursuing a Life that Experiences Joyful Learning
No matter who you are or where you’re from, the past few years have done some damage. It’s by no means the same for all of us and
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How PBL Builds Portrait of a Graduate Competencies Part 3: Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Innovation & Creativity
In my first post in this series, “Why PBL is Key to Meeting Portrait of a Graduate Goals” I argued that project-based learning is one of the most effective ways
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How PBL Builds Portrait of a Graduate Competencies Part 2: Academic Knowledge & Skills and Career Readiness
In my last post, “Why PBL is Key to Meeting Portrait of a Graduate Goals” I made the case for using project-based learning to build the student competencies commonly listed
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Why PBL is Key to Meeting Portrait of a Graduate Goals
Does your school or district have a “portrait of a graduate”? They’re also called “ideal graduate” descriptions, and you might have heard of a “learner profile” and the older
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3 Fresh Ideas for Fall
Now that the school year is in full swing, teachers may be starting to come up for air to look for new ideas to try in the classroom. It'
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PBL Pro Tips by John Larmer: How Can You Launch a Project to Engage Students & Ignite Curiosity?
Imagine you’re a middle school student sitting in science class. Which of the following two scenarios would engage you the most? Which would ignite your curiosity and cause you
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