How to Incorporate the 5th ‘C’ of 21st-Century Learning
Many of you are familiar with the four C’s of the 21st-century learning framework: collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. But step back for a second and
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Tips and Tools to Encourage Classroom Collaboration
Students need opportunities to do more than just sit passively in the classroom. We need to create learning experiences where students can collaborate, problem-solve, build their social-emotional learning
Read moreTop 5 STEM Education News Articles of July
By Maggie O’Brien Each month, we list articles on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education and project-based learning (PBL) that we find exceptionally inspiring and educational.
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How District Leaders Are Revamping the Curriculum to Better Prepare Students for the Real World
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from the July issue of Tech & Learning Leader As a futurist and innovator, Tim Brown looks at emerging technologies
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Fulton County Public Schools Uses Defined Learning to Empower Teachers to Implement STEM-Based PBL
Dr. Valencia Bradshaw may be a 14-year veteran of Fulton County Public Schools, the fourth-largest school system in Georgia, but she has not always been an educator. She
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PBL: Trust the Process
I often come across educators who are concerned with the time that project-based learning can take in their classroom. Often, shortcuts are looked for and taken, which diminish
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3 Lessons Learned About Building a Competency-Based Curriculum
Research shows that young children are more active and intentional about their knowledge-gathering when they’re asking questions like “How?” and “Why?” These simple questions have led my
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Classroom Tools and Activities that Foster Future-Ready Skills
There are so many different ways to get our students involved in learning with the use of technology. When we leverage the technology properly, there really are no
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Differentiating Instruction through Project-Based Learning
Editor's note: This is part one of a two-part blog series on differentiation. By Kelsey Bednar Differentiation is an instructional strategy used at all levels of
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What is a Performance Task?
A performance task is any learning activity or assessment that asks students to perform to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and proficiency. Performance tasks yield a tangible product and/
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