Creating a Student-Centered Culture
Creating a culture that is student-centered, equity-focused, and future-driven does not happen without systemic and strategic work. A district needs to engage in cycles of improvement…building the
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PBL Puts the FUN in FUNdamentals!
As you are winding down your school year, it is a great time to think about ways to end the year with exciting and engaging learning for all
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Helping Students Build Essential Financial Literacy Skills
With the growing emphasis on financial literacy in education, it’s crucial to integrate financial literacy into classrooms and start building these essential life skills early on. Explore
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Leveraging Technology to Engage Students in Meaningful Career-Focused Learning
After 12 years of teaching in Florida’s public school system, Brian Tupper’s principal let him know he was considered a “non-fiction reading teacher”, rather than a
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How PBL Aligns With Research on “Life-Changing Teaching”
As a long-time advocate for project-based learning, I often find myself reading something that makes me think, “sounds like PBL to me!” even when there’s no mention
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6 STEM Learning Resources for Spring
Spring presents a great time to explore new ideas or try some new tools, especially as we look to boost student engagement with the content and keep up
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Meet the HQPBL Rubric!
“Education is not an affair of ‘telling’ and being told, but an active and constructive process.” — John Dewey I would like to share a tool that will help
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Schools Are About More than Just Learning
The past few weeks have initiated a great deal of conversation about learning, schools, and education. If we were to dive in, those three things are somewhat separate
Read moreThe Marriage of SEL and PBL
Social-Emotional Learning and Project-Based Learning are two of the hottest trends in education right now. Their popularity is due to the pendulum swinging back from the previous obsession
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Empowerment is the “E” in STEM
The acronym “STEM” has been a problem for educators for many reasons. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math led to exclusion of core content like history and literacy, and
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