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3 Ways to Prepare Educators to Teach PBL

3 Ways to Prepare Educators to Teach PBL

Passion is a driving force in all facets of life, especially teaching and learning. Learning in Community Consolidated School District 59 (CCSD59) in the Chicago suburbs reflects the actual work being done in the world, empowers the learner, solves […]

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Teaching to the Edges Using Project-Based Learning

Teaching to the Edges Using Project-Based Learning

For these two teachers, PBL is the key to differentiating lessons for students of all ability levels.

What do special ed (SPED) and gifted students have in common? They both have unique educational challenges and are often removed from the […]

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Girls and STEM: One School District's Success

Girls and STEM: One School District's Success

If you’re the parent of a girl, you probably tell her she can be anything when she grows up—even the President of the United States. Somehow, though, a lot of girls don’t hear or believe this message. Women are underrepresented in all of the STEM […]

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Why losing control of your classroom is a good thing

Why losing control of your classroom is a good thing

Schools can see big gains in creativity by letting students take charge of their classroom —and their learning.

Even when students aren’t sitting through lectures, they’re still accustomed to letting their teachers dictate the pace, style, and […]

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Building Life and Workplace Skills through PBL

Building Life and Workplace Skills through PBL

I often see former students of mine around town. Inevitably, I ask them what they remember from class and I expect them to talk about photosynthesis, mitosis, and food webs, but that is seldom what is discussed. Instead, they mention the skills […]

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