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Designing Student Projects for Global Readiness
By: Andrew Miller. It's time to think about the power of project-based learning and how it can do even more to prepare our students for the world beyond the classroom.
Three Tips for Leaving Your Classroom Island
By: Stacie Zdrojewski. In our classrooms, we often have students work in groups to solve a problem, but as teachers we often work alone. Here are a few ways to find opportunities to collaborate with colleagues and grow as a professional.
The Trifecta: A Triple-Threat Interactive Learning Structure
By: John Hardison. “The Trifecta” guides student teams through three rigorous rounds that demand participation, upper-level thinking skills and creativity. See videos of the program in action here.
6 Strategies for Teaching Public Policy
Teaching students to understand public policy can be a challenge, but few topics have as great a power to affect the long-term health of a society. Here are six strategies to help educators teach policy and civic engagement.
Teaching Collaboration Through Preparation and Project-Based Learning
By: Dr. Jordan Lippman and Suzi Neft. It is critically important to start teaching the 21st-Century skill of collaboration as young as possible—ideally in early elementary school. One way to develop these skills is through Project-Based Learning.
Innov8: Farewell #EdTech10, Hello #Innov8
We're excited to announce a shift in our weekly news coverage from EdTech10 to Innov8. Check out our new weekly blast focusing on all education news that falls under the umbrella of innovations in teaching and learning.
PBL Quick Start Guide For Teachers
We realize that educators need ideas for how to take steps toward becoming more PBL prepared, so we created this PBL Quick Start Guide for teachers interested in starting or continuing their journey to become more project-ready.
25 Reasons to Give Thanks for Teachers
As we approach the holiday season, it is a great opportunity to give thanks to the many things teachers do every day to enrich the lives of students. Here are 25 teacher behaviors that we are grateful for in our educators.
30 Leaders on the Successes and Challenges of Project-Based Learning
Along with the Buck Institute for Education, our team is working to support high-quality project-based learning (PBL). We recently asked learning experts what's working in PBL and what needs to improve, and here are their collective responses.
Prepping a Learning Space to Grow into a Makerspace
After visiting dozens of makerspaces in preparation for our design, and now a year into our newly-built makerspace, I can offer the following recommendations to those beginning design for new builds.