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Empowering Students with Voice and Choice Subscribe to My Channel We need to move beyond focusing on engagement and into empowerment. Here, students own every part of the learning journey so that they grow into self-directed, lifelong learners. My goal is to provide a roadmap...Design Thinking Workshops Page
Design Thinking Workshops Subscribe to My Channel Design thinking is a flexible framework for getting the most out of the creative process. It's used in the arts, engineering, and in social and civic spaces. As educators, we can use design thinking to help our students...Project-Based Learning Workshops Page
Project-Based Learning Workshops Subscribe to My Channel Think back to your most memorable educational experience. Chances are, it was an epic project. As teachers, we can design epic projects to make this happen! But what about the time constraints? What about the standards? What happens...
Why Trust Is Vital to Peer Feedback Blog Post
I still remember a moment in my fifth year of teaching when I invited my colleague, Javier, to observe a lesson I was teaching. “Colleague” doesn’t quite describe it. Javi and I ran a project-based service learning together. We developed a fully tech-integrated curriculum together…
Starting the School Year on a Creative Note Blog Post
When I was a middle school student, I dreaded the first week of school. Teachers would walk us, line-by-line, through the syllabus and handbook and we would practice the classroom procedures. It was as if school started a week before the learning started. But then…
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SPEAKING AND CONSULTING If you are interested in having me speak or present (in-person or virtually), please click below or email me at [email protected] and I'll be in touch within 24 hours. Learn More SPEAKING TOPICS (IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL) Note: I am available to do...Getting Started with P.B.L. Page
Getting Started with Project-Based Learning Subscribe to My Channel Think back to your most memorable educational experience. Chances are, it was an epic project. As teachers, we can design epic projects to make this happen! But what about the time constraints? What about the standards?...
It’s Okay to Do That Same Epic Project Next Year Blog Post
It was twelve years ago when I sat down with a journal and began debriefing my first full year of going project-based. I had a list of what went well, what went poorly, and what things I wanted to try out the next year. As…
The Case for More Recess Blog Post
We tend to view recess as a break from learning. However, free play is actually a vital part of the learning process. Play boosts divergent thinking, flexible thinking, and creativity. It helps students learn critical social-emotional skills. Unfortunately, in many schools, students are losing recess…