EdTech

Empower Online Learners: Top 10 Pro Tips for Project Design and Delivery

[…] their CoVid-19 support projects. There was even a space for her to pose provocative questions to help propel each group forward. If you are a more advanced PBL teacher, you can turn over project management completely to students through Spinndle, an incredible project management system from Jacqueline Robillard and her team. Pro Tip #3: […]

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EdTech

12 Ideas to Try in 2023

iBlocks PBL   (Some sample iBlocks)  The start of a new year is always a great time to explore ideas, especially after having some time away during a winter break to relax and recharge. Kicking off January or any time when looking for new ideas throughout the year, it’s always good to have a list […]

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Future of Learning

Modern Classrooms Support SEL and an Assets Based Approach

[…] shifted my pedagogy without the pandemic, but if I’m honest with myself, this challenge has made me a better teacher.” Coastal Leadership Academy has historically had a strong PBL focus with deep investments in student relationships. They made an early decision to not only maintain these strategies but to also include a standards-based approach when […]

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EdTech

Analyzing Data: Helping Students Build Digital Literacy Skills

[…] provide meaningful learning opportunities that will help them to better understand the world and acquire the necessary skills to prepare them for the future. Project-based learning ( PBL) has given my students the opportunity to build language skills while also fostering curiosity for learning and empowering them as they explore real-world issues and develop […]

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Podcasts

Podcast: Jenny Pieratt on Powerful PBL

[…] Smart team is bringing you an episode focused on project-based learning featuring special guest, Jenny Pieratt. Jenny is the founder and President of CraftED Curriculum, an incredible PBL resource that offers educators and administrators a wide range of training and tools to help them achieve the PBL goals they have set for their organizations. […]

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Difference Making

Learner-Centered and Project-Based Middle Schools

[…] in San Diego County. They are all exemplary at interdisciplinary project-based learning–particularly at infusing art. They have their own graduate school of education which is great on PBL, design thinking, and equitable learning.  Project Adapt, High Tech Middle Media Arts Cajon Valley USD in east San Diego Co is strong on K-8 career education […]

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Future of Learning

Play-Based Learning and Weekly Porch Chats

[…] a larger-than-ever focus on learning and wellness, one of the ways that continue to attract more and more practitioners and proponents each day is Play-Based Learning ( PBL). For those that would like to learn more about what PBL looks like and how universal it is, the weekly Porch Play Chats from the USA Chapter […]

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Equity & Access

Innova: A Revolution in Education?

[…] school courtyard included a popular school cafe, offering healthy snacks to students during morning and afternoon breaks. The academic structure of the school applies a project-based ( PBL) approach to teaching and learning. To scaffold project development, the school is divided into three stages: pre-k discovery, primary exploration, and secondary construction. Additionally, the school […]

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Future of Learning

How Systems And States Can Encourage More And Better Project-Based Learning

[…] collaboration. And, it can be difficult to get all students prepared to contribute to demanding challenges. Leading experts supported the development of the High-Quality Project-Based Learning (HQ PBL) framework with support from PMIEF. It provides guidance to teachers on what high-quality PBL student experiences ought to look like and include. States and school systems […]

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STEM & Maker

6 STEM Resources for Every Classroom

[…] the content being taught with incorporating STEM activities in our classrooms. We can also use some methods like genius hour or 20% time or project-based learning ( PBL), which provide students the opportunity to engage in independent work and enable them to develop these essential “workplace” and SEL skills. Trying some design challenges in […]

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