How to Help Students Select Meaningful Projects
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once [they] grow up.” - Pablo Picasso Each child is gifted. Each child is an
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Helping Students Build Future-Ready & SEL Skills
To prepare students with the skills that they need to be successful in the future, educators need to implement a variety of activities and digital tools. Students need
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High Quality Project Based Learning: What Our Students Deserve
Have you ever walked into a classroom and found a sea of dioramas and wondered what students really learned? Was it worth the investment of time? Many of
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The Benefits of Online vs In-Person Professional Learning
I had the privilege of sharing a session last month called “The Future of Professional Learning” based on these previous blog posts. Admittedly I’m still parsing out
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HOW PBL ALIGNS WITH EFFECTIVE TEACHING FRAMEWORKS, Part 4: Classroom Environment
This is the fourth of four posts about project-based learning and the most commonly used frameworks for effective teaching. In my first post, I talked about how teachers
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A Shortcut to Introducing Your Students to the Benefits of Project Based Learning
In this 6-part series, I'll be sharing best practices and advice from educators that I interview in my fifteen-minute online Bam! Radio Podcast; Practical PBL Strategies.
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How PBL Aligns with Effective Teaching Frameworks, Part 3: Instruction
This is the third of four posts about project-based learning and the most commonly used frameworks for effective teaching. In my first post, I talked about how teachers
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How to Teach Students to Manage Themselves
One reason why a large subset of students struggle in school is that they lack organization. These are the kids who do their homework but never turn it
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Building the 4 C's Skills with Puzzles
January 29th is National Puzzle Day. Solving puzzles helps you develop your problem-solving skills because puzzles use both the left and right sides of your brain. Besides improving
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The Expert Effect: A Strategy to Keep Students Excited About Learning
In this 6-part series, I'll be sharing best practices and advice from educators that I interview in my fifteen-minute online Bam! Radio Podcast; Practical PBL Strategies.
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