Posts about Project-Based Learning
5 Lessons for Educators to Inspire Students During Women’s History Month
As we meet at an intersection of technological advancement and female empowerment in society, it is now more apparent than ever that young women’s interest in STEM subjects, and
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PBL Pro Tips from John Larmer: How Can Students Make Their Work Public in PBL?
In a typical classroom, who sees a student’s work? Who gives them feedback on it? When they complete an assignment, what happens to it? The answer to these questions
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What are they thinking? 5 Reflective Practices for Spring
Throughout the year, it's important to engage students in ongoing reflection of what they are learning. One of the key competencies of social-emotional learning (SEL) is for students
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The Importance of Authentic Collaboration for Language Building in ELs
Research suggests many teachers worry that they are ill-equipped to handle the growing number of English Learners (ELs) in U.S. public schools. According to the National Center for Education
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Setting Learners Up For Success with Information Literacy
Today, people have access to more information than ever before. Every day, more information is available to learners through multiple sources. One challenge educators face is determining how to help
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8 Ways to Promote Creativity and Collaboration
Versatile Tools to Facilitate Methods and Build Essential Skills Students need opportunities to build a variety of skills in our classrooms. They need to develop essential SEL skills and engage
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ChatGPT & PBL: How Project-Based Learning Can Help Teachers Battle (or Befriend) the Bots
ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence-driven writing tool, has had a rapid impact on education since its release in November 2022. Educators are reconsidering traditional writing assessments due to concerns about potential
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Ensuring All High-Schoolers Have a Chance at College: How Rhode Island Enacted Historic New Equity-Based Graduation Standards
Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green: How community engagement drove my state’s new standards — and how it could serve as a model for other states. I’d been leading the Rhode Island
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PBL Pro Tips from John Larmer: How Can Teachers Effectively Facilitate and Coach in PBL?
If you’ve ever been involved in organized sports, I hope you had a good coach. It’s almost impossible to succeed without one. If you did, think about what
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PBL Pro Tips from John Larmer: How Can You Provide Scaffolding for Students in PBL?
“Scaffolding” has become one of those edu-speak terms that catch on and become part of our vocabulary, but what does it really mean? Is it like the scaffolding on a
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