On the Trail or Off – Caring is Core
by Heather Whitaker On a crisp, sunny October morning 15 middle school students set-out on a three-day, two-night hiking trip to Carter Notch, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Continue Reading →
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Trust Students’ Choices
by Heather Webster Tucker patiently documented his steps as he crafted a wooden fishing lure using carving tools, a belt sander, and a drill press. Katrina experimented with the zoom Continue Reading →
Early Childhood Project-Based Learning In-Action
How can we make a delicious, healthy apple snack? Pre-Project Planning – Choosing the Challenge – Gathering Resources – (See Planning High Quality Project-Based Learning) Choosing the Challenge Teacher Alex Continue Reading →
Inquiry throughout the Project
Project-based learning, boiled down, is students working to solve a real-life challenge, using inquiry to get there. So students’ questions and connecting to resources to find answers lead the charge. But inquiry Continue Reading →
Deeper Learning Assessment Resources
Edutech for Teachers. Creating Rubrics. http://ow.ly/Inw0Y Edutopia. Socratic Seminar Assessments. http://ow.ly/Ine2Z Hennigh, E. Word Problem Demonstration Using the UPS Check Graphic Organizer VIDEO Mindset Works. Growth mindset assessment. http://www.mindsetworks.com/assess/ PERTS. Continue Reading →
Beginning with Challenge Question and Know/Need-to-Know/Ideas
Once students experience a hook to pique their interest in the project, the project’s Challenge Question is posed as the project’s purpose and unifier. Examples of Challenge Questions are: How can Continue Reading →
Math Project-Based Learning: 22+ Challenge-Solving Projects
Most any project-based learning involves math. Students need to calculate current numbers in a situation they are working to improve, tabulate survey responses, graph results, measure liquid or solid quantities for Continue Reading →
People & Products at July, 2019 Portland Project-Based Learning Workshop
With reflection, protocols, peer collaboration, group presentations, videos, slides, booklet, online resources and participants’ dedication – teachers, instructional coach and teaching/learning dean, with all grade levels from Maine, New Hampshire, Continue Reading →
Real-Life Challenge-Solving Projects CONFERENCE SESSION TEACHER PARTICIPANTS EXCEL
Once again teachers demonstrate their dedication and abilities. At the Maine Science Teachers Association Conference, in limited time teachers came up with strong real-life challenge questions for their students to work on Continue Reading →
Quality Project Based Learning = Deeper Learning
High quality project based learning learners work to solve real life challenges. Examples of high quality project based learning topics: To contribute to downtown revitalization efforts, students conducted a study of their Continue Reading →