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PBL in the New School Year
The start of each new school year is a great time to try out some new methods and digital tools that can help amplify learning while also focusing on the
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2 Key Ingredients for Making Transfer Matter for Kids
COVID was a vivid reminder to all of us that we simply can’t keep the real world out of the classroom. Nor should we try. The more we design
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The Project Habit: Striking the Right Balance of Habits in PBL
In my third year of teaching science to sophomores, I had likely accrued 300 hours of designing projects. Through my project-based learning (PBL) courses, I learned that a great project
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Back to School: Focusing on SEL and Our Wellbeing
It has been a challenging couple of years for all of us. We’ve all had to adjust in our personal lives as well as professional lives. The routines we
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Defined Announces Computer Science Curriculum Solution for K-12 Schools
Defined launches new computer science curriculum resources to create opportunities and expand career pathways for all students. CHICAGO, IL (Tuesday, July 20, 2022) — Defined, the leading online provider of project-based
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Making Rigorous PBL by Design Doable
It is difficult to accept that the best learning road is slow and that doing poorly now is essential for better performance later. It is so deeply counterintuitive that it
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How to Prepare CTE Students for Technology’s Changing Landscape
Districts across the country revise and rewrite their academic visions, goals, and strategic plans every year. Professional development (PD) for administrators is embedded, and if the district has a comprehensive
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Education’s Dysfunctional Relationship with Happiness
If you asked parents “What is it that you want for your kids?” You’d have an overwhelmingly common response of: “I just want them to be happy?” While they
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Preparing for the Future with Emerging Technologies
The world is constantly changing which means that in our work as educators, we need to continue to push ourselves to learn about the innovations happening in the world. We
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Using Pre-Built Performance Tasks to Implement High-Quality PBL with Ease
Many of you know and love meal kits – the kind you can order from Home Chef, Hello Fresh, Blue Apron or many other companies. I think they’re a fitting
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