Sarah and I have decided this whole project-based learning thing is, in fact, a good idea. Over the next few months, we want to reflect more publicly on our second project: the STEM Self-Portrait. We’ll post as much as possible and your feedback, suggestions, and ideas are welcome in the comments below. (This is post 6 … [Read more…]
Sarah and I have decided this whole project-based learning thing is, in fact, a good idea. Over the next few months, we want to reflect more publicly on our second project: the STEM Self-Portrait. We’ll post as much as possible and your feedback, suggestions, and ideas are welcome in the comments below. (This is post 6 … [Read more…]
Sarah and I have decided this whole project-based learning thing is, in fact, a good idea. Over the next few months, we want to reflect more publicly on our second project: the STEM Self-Portrait. We’ll post as much as possible and your feedback, suggestions, and ideas are welcome in the comments below. (This is post 5 … [Read more…]
Sarah and I have decided this whole project-based learning thing is, in fact, a good idea. Over the next few months, we want to reflect more publicly on our second project: the STEM Self-Portrait. We’ll post as much as possible and your feedback, suggestions, and ideas are welcome in the comments below. (This is post 4 … [Read more…]
Sarah and I have decided this whole project-based learning thing is, in fact, a good idea. Over the next few months, we want to reflect more publicly on our second project: the STEM Self-Portrait. We’ll post as much as possible and your feedback, suggestions, and ideas are welcome in the comments below. (This is post 3 of … [Read more…]
Sarah and I have decided this whole project-based learning thing is, in fact, a good idea. Over the next few months, we want to reflect more publicly on our second project: the STEM Self-Portrait. We’ll post as much as possible and your feedback, suggestions, and ideas are welcome in the comments below. (This is post 2 … [Read more…]
During our first Innovation Lab STEM project, Sarah and I reflected on the progress and process with each other. After it ended, we debriefed with our whole team. We decided this whole project-based learning thing is, in fact, a good idea. Over the next few months, we want to reflect more publicly on our second project: … [Read more…]
I wrote this for our GHS Innovation Lab blog. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished and will post more math-specific reflections here.
I didn’t speak for 30 minutes. And it was wonderful. Last spring, I changed how my students would learn math. I was tired of pretending all students could follow full-class lessons. They needed their own pace. Students were organized in small groups. I gave them a list of things they needed to learn paired with … [Read more…]
It was the time in a teacher’s winter weekday where you sigh and realize you’ll watch the sunset from the same classroom you watched it rise. I’d been here before – enough times to stash a sweatshirt to counter the nightly cooling of the heaters. I’d already startled Frank, the custodian, who wasn’t the only … [Read more…]