Multiple Choice
[…] made possible by the school’s three Rs: Relationships, Responsive instruction practices, and Reflection. The school binds these and its core beliefs together into a project-based learning ( PBL) approach schoolwide, which culminates in the student-led Learning Showcase, a daylong tour of student presentations on self-selected projects. Cavanias and Delavigne take pride in that all […]
Education is Equity Work: New Resource and Customizable Toolkit to Help
[…] on how they’re using them? Explore the map. For more, see: TLA’s Real-Time Redesign Toolkit Helps Schools Make Practical and Positive Change A Platform to Support Competency-Based PBL Students at the Center Hub This post was originally published at KnowledgeWorks.org. Rebecca E. Wolfe oversees the research, impact and improvement efforts that reinforce KnowledgeWorks’ program […]
Building a Capstone Program: Rooting Education in the Growing Capacities of Youth
[…] or through the interwebs. To do this, I took the work of Steve Blank and Bob Dorf in Lean Startup methodology and combined them with brilliant Hawaiian cultural practitioners/ PBL educators (shoutout to Pualani Lincoln and NĀ KĀLAI WAʻA) to ensure our schema and curriculum were representative of Hawaiʻi and its people. To learn more about […]
Building Community and Social-Emotional Learning in the New School Year
[…] learning, explore new ideas and build SEL skills. They are great to use for assessments throughout the year, whether through digital storytelling, digital portfolios, independent learning via PBL or genius hour, and more that promote student choice and voice. They are also good options for promoting student engagement by having students become creators rather […]
ReThinkingEdu: Innovative Lessons Learned by Teachers During the COVID 19 Pandemic
[…] we doing? What is working? What can we do? Let’s try it!” We applied this lens to everything from new tech platform rollouts to SEL activities to PBL design within our middle school team. As a school community, we also took the opportunity to consider how we work together across teams, make decisions together, […]
12 Digital Tools for Innovative Educators
[…] in learning. We do not always need to rely on technology as there is a lot of hands-on learning and methods like choice boards, genius hour, and PBL that are great choices. Entrance and exit slips, hooks and check-ins On some days, I like to either start or end the lesson with a quick […]
It’s Time to Reassess Our Understanding of the 4Cs
[…] cultural influences over their ability to create, communicate, collaborate, and critically think? Communication The performative features of communication are paramount in project-based learning. That’s why most communication rubrics in PBL settings focus on oral presentations. The influence of culture on students’ ability to score highly on a presentation rubric should be obvious but most of us […]
Evolving Through Connections, Feedback, and Relevancy
[…] or think math is irrelevant. Foundational skills are absolutely necessary, but learners won’t master them without the motivation to practice and guidance to improve. Design Thinking, Project-Based Learning ( PBL), and Challenge Based Learning (CBL) are inquiry-driven pedagogical methods that are learner-centered, taking what research proves is best for teaching and learning while also allowing us to design […]
Ed Leaders: Your Path Out of COVID to a Radically Better Future Is Hiding in Plain Sight
[…] they needed to prioritize learning approaches during shutdowns that still supported their graduate profile. A quarter of its teachers were proficient in project-based learning but to take PBL districtwide, in remote learning, would require teacher-to-teacher collaboration and support. The solution: “Shelby Speaks,” a reimagining of professional learning that empowered any teacher in the district to […]
Schools Worth Visiting
[…] of Design 39 on why this is such a magical school and how they live into their motto: “Life ready thought leaders who elevate humanity.” Team Taught PBL. The 200 school New Tech Network (NTN) includes a growing number of project-based, STEM-focused middle and elementary schools. The movement began in the Evergreen School District […]