Fostering Innovation Part 1: The Crucial Role of Creative Thinking in Education and the Workplace

Learn how incorporating creative thinking in the classroom helps students develop critical 21st-century workplace skills.

We all know the 4-C’s (Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication, & Collaboration) and too often we provide opportunities […]

Supporting the Implementation of PBL: An Instructional Coach’s Success Story

Learn how Lisa Burns, an instructional coach at Dean Rusk Middle School in Cherokee County, effectively fostered a STEM and Project Based Learning (PBL) mindset among teachers and students through leveraging relationships, providing comprehensive […]

Preparing for the Future: Exploring Careers

Career-connected learning is essential to prepare students for future jobs, especially in STEM-related fields. Learn how strategies such as career days, interest surveys, community projects, mentoring programs, and work-based learning experiences […]

Elementary Entrepreneurship: The Sky’s the Limit

Fostering entrepreneurship in the classroom encourages students to develop hard and soft skills, engage in problem-solving, and communicate effectively while pursuing their entrepreneurial ideas. Read about four key categories with examples for […]

Students as Innovators: Why STEM Learning Matters More Than Ever

With the projected growth of STEM occupations, STEM education is critical. Providing early and diverse opportunities in STEM fosters important future-ready skills like collaboration and problem-solving while preparing students for a rapidly evolving […]

Financial Literacy IS Literacy

It is important to start teaching financial literacy at a young age, integrating it throughout student's educational journies. Learn how combining essential financial knowledge with project-based learning and real-world applications allows students […]

Unlocking Potential: Maximizing Student Achievement with HQPBL and Asset-Based Learning

Learn how High-Quality Project-Based Learning (HQPBL) and asset-based learning create an effective educational environment that fosters student creativity, collaboration, and personalized learning opportunities by focusing on students' unique […]

Engaging Middle School Students in Deeper Learning with Career-Connected PBL

In today's digital age, student engagement is more of a challenge than ever before. Elizabeth Kreutzer, Middle School Science Teacher and Science Department Chair at Loch Raven Technical Academy in Baltimore City Public Schools, discusses her […]

It's Time for Curriculum Mapping 3.0

The curriculum mapping process ensures comprehensive education over time. In this article, Jay McTighe proposes a new process for curriculum mapping, emphasizing authentic performance tasks over content input. This shift aims to engage students, […]

Equitable Literacy Through a PBL Lens Part 3: Explicit Instruction & Text-Based Writing

This is the third in a series of three blogs focused on Equitable Literacy Instruction supported through Defined Learning and Project-Based Learning processes.

Writing instruction is sometimes viewed as the English teacher’s job. After all, aren’t […]