Why The Best Teachers Change Their Minds When I first started teaching, I thought essay writing was the ideal form of assessment. If students could “write intelligently” about an idea (or the big idea of…
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How I Combined Technology & Tomato Plants To Agitate Student Thinking
by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies & Educational Technology Teacher I fed them edamame. We were having a contest to wrap up the end of unit on Japan. One student informed me he didn’t like vegetables. Was I…
11 Steps Of Effective Project-Based Learning In A Blended Classroom
In part 1 of this 6-part series, Thomas Stanley looked at an overview of blended learning, specifically the critical interactions of a blended learning model. In part 2, he looked specifically at student-to-student interaction, and the reality of…
4 Keys To Designing A Project-Based Learning Classroom
Traditional American classrooms tend to fit a particular mold: Students face the front of the class where teachers lecture. Students take notes, finish assignments at home, and hope to memorize enough information just long enough…
Always Finding A Way For Purpose & Authenticity In Student Work
Always Finding A Way For Purpose & Authenticity In Student Work Some weeks you hear the same message in your head over and over. No, this week’s message wasn’t, “Happy Mothers’ Day.” In fact, I…
10 Practical Ideas For Better Project-Based Learning In Your Classroom
By Jennifer Rita Nichols, TeachThought Intern Teachers are incorporating more and more projects into their curriculum, allowing for much greater levels of collaboration and responsibility for students at all levels. Project- based learning is a…
What Happens When Students Are Simply Free To Learn?
If you could learn about anything, what would you choose to learn? If you gave this freedom to your students, what would they choose? Last fall, Patti Grayson shared with a few friends and me…
61 Educational Apps For The 21st Century Student
It’s not entirely clear what it means to be a “21st century student.” And in 2013, it’s also not entirely clear what the definition of an “educational app” might be. Just as students are no…
10 Apps For More Organized Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning, by definition, is flexible. It encourages learner-centeredness, provides the possibility of more authentic work, and allows learners to self-manage and self-direct in places they used to have their hands held. But this has its…
10 Apps Students Can Use To Work With Digital Images
If you’ve ever watched your students hypnotically click through an online photo album, you know about the captivating power of digital photography. The rise of Facebook, Instagram and other photo-driven social media has made…
3 Types Of Project-Based Learning Symbolize Its Evolution
Project-Based Learning is an increasingly popular trend in the 21st century. The best evidence for this popularity might be the nuance it’s taken on. Project-Based Learning has gone from academic study that yields end-of-unit projects,…
15 Tools For Better Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning is a 21st century approach to learning that acts both as a curriculum and instruction tool, as well as a new way for students to think about school. Rather than strictly academic lessons…
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