Project-Based Learning
4 Truths About Effective PBL Leaders
By: Jennifer Cruz. The most effective PBL leaders begin with why. To reach the goal, everyone has to know the plan. Effective leaders are model learners, and they make time for reflection and celebration.
MoveNote: A Very Noteworthy #EdTech App
Introducing, MoveNote. A noteworthy tool that can be used flip the classroom, practice presenting, share best practices and teach from a distance.
Teaching 8th Graders to Manage Projects
A project management system that supports students develop the skills that everyone needs to succeed. The goal for the program is to grow the individual and the test scores will take care of themselves.
10 Ways to Personalize Learning
By: Adisack Nhouyvanisvong. Personalized learning is an educational approach where the student drives their own learning. Here are 10 tips to help educators personalize learning for students.
Diving Into Project-Based Learning? Heed these 7 Warnings
You see, creativity is not immune to the challenges that bond forward thinkers and risk-takers to their authentic ideas and handiwork. Au contraire, my colleagues, the hazards of embarking on a journey with your students to demonstrate mastery of curricula and to showcase talent can be likened to skydiving from 13,000 feet out of a perfectly functional Cessna 182.
Student Entrepreneurship in Action
By: Esther Wojcicki. What does it take to get students interested in learning entrepreneurial skills? I can tell you what doesn’t work---teaching to the test, which is unfortunately is a national obsession today. Testing does not lead to real world skills.
Lessons from Horry County
Beth Havens, who works with innovation projects in the district, shares a few of the lessons they have learned in the process of creating a more personalized environment for their students - lessons that leaders are using throughout the district.
Project-Based Learning Made Easy
With summer in full bloom, there’s no better time to learn how you can begin incorporating project based learning into your classroom, or to refine your PBL practice for your students.
Cross Country HS Takes Innovative Approach to Teaching
This third and final blog highlights Cross County High School, a rural school in Cherry Valley, Arkansas, about 45 minutes from the nearest town and 120 miles from Little Rock, with more than 75% of students participating in the National School Lunch Program
Success at New Tech Academy
Elizabeth Bryan, Principal of New Tech Academy @ Ft. Wayne, shares a passion for great education with the leaders of the Ft. Wayne business community. “It was the local business community that became very aggressive when looking for ways to better educate our students,” said Elizabeth.