Making as evidence of self-direction
…Maker Faire The Interactive Audible Garden Project (controlled with a Makey Makey and Scratch) included a homemade railing that invited you to interact with talking chrysanthemums and pumpkins, and a…
Read more…Maker Faire The Interactive Audible Garden Project (controlled with a Makey Makey and Scratch) included a homemade railing that invited you to interact with talking chrysanthemums and pumpkins, and a…
Read more…Peoples Academy made the commitment in the summer of 2017 at a Schoology Next conference to co-build the Immigration Migration Project. They knew once back at their respective schools and…
Read more…me, I chose the Deep Dive titled “Project Based Learning + Systems Thinking = Deeper Learning”. I was fortunate to be attending the workshop along with teachers from Flood Brook…
Read more…students as young community members? One small school in Vermont’s remote Northeast Kingdom interpreted the popular “Humans of New York” project to foster connection between their 8th graders and the…
Read more…a topic that you cared about and then make a project to help our town. And you cared about this project so whatever you did was engaging. School boards and…
Read more…for her Passion Project, she found a way to combine the two disciplines. And embracing these two important parts of her identity gave her a lot more to talk about…
Read more…the Kingdom each day. This project-based learning packs a punch By using project-based learning as a framework for Burke Town School’s Global Goals, educator Morgan Moore provided students with elements…
Read moreRural life and project-based learning You might find students on the skating rink in front of the school, helping out on a goat farm, dirt bike racing, heading to dance…
Read more…enriched the viewing experience. It’s also a really funny and largely poignant movie. Well worth a watch. Finally, I’m really excited about the project that students are currently engaged in….
Read more…pursuing an action research project, and meeting at intervals — both online and in-person. They commit to performing their action research with an open door for visitors and with complete…
Read more…makerspace? Did you know that you can use your makerspace for instructional shifts? This includes shifts to: project-based learning; more constructivist learning; learner-centered learning; more student voice and choice; universal…
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…your chainsaw, has an interest, but her interest is depression. Because she’s experiencing it. Because she’s in pain because of her own depression. And she does a project: she makes…
Read more…use to describe where you are with your project right now? Where would you like to see your project go today? What are you most focused on today? What do…
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…“What kind of things do kids engage with?” So we went into a bunch of schools in the urban area here and looked at classrooms that were doing project-based learning….
Read more…students discover their interests and use them to create a meaningful project. My students are just developing their inquiry questions and about to get feedback on them. This project can…
Read more…understand? But the ultimate goal in this unit was to get them to here, to our final project. Which was to say: you are a member of this ecosystem for…
Read more…a culminating project working with teaching artists. Includes scope and sequence, teaching resources, and videos of students. Scaffolding deeper identity work with students A school-wide project (grades 6-8) with students…
Read more…and instruction, and help students pursue critically important questions about equity and justice. The rise of the project-based PLP Students and teachers across several schools discover that engaging project-based learning…
Read more…a central guiding question for the project: What is the best buy for the money? Already this project is well on its way to meeting several indicators meaningful instruction: it’s…
Read more…high-quality summative assessment look like in action? The crucial role of practice in a proficiency-based environment How can I design and implement summative assessments in project-based learning? Assessment in Project-Based…
Read moreMeet the digital anthropologists of Cabot, Vermont In fulfillment of their project-based learning research this past spring, this pair of middle school students decided to learn more about different regions…
Read more…to open up until I backed out of my current project and re-opened it; The minimum length of time you can have an icon on the screen is five seconds,…
Read more…this project, but also to connect this project to standards. This supports students to self-identify experiences and artifacts that demonstrate their learning on particular standards. The incorporation of the video…
Read more…one of the unique museums that viewers can visit through Open Gallery! What We’re Exploring… Google Cultural Institute Art Project Google Art Project is a means for viewing exquisite and…
Read more…great entry point for a STEM-centered lesson, unit, or project. And conveniently, there are a number of weather apps that serve as a great way to collect real-world data. Today…
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…biology — by working with community partners during the school day. Come hear how Essex High School is jump-starting personalized STEM learning with students working toward digital portfolios, project-based learning…
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…so, you know, that’s why I want to continue learning about Arduinos, so I’m more prepared. One of the most recent projects was kinda a coordination project with the Kinect…
Read more…project-based learning app. Check out what’s happening at school in Cabot, Vermont. 1. Cabot 8th graders blog their way through DC Cabot’s 8th grade class recently undertook a field trip…
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…students now, when they get to their end project, for whatever project they might be doing, they say, “Oh: can we do a podcast with Mr. Berry?” And that is…
Read more…means of telling the story of who they are becoming: Check out my description of the project using Shadow Puppet below to hear more about the project. How have you…
Read moreA middle school case study Katie Bryant, an English teacher at Lamoille Union Middle School, presents the results of her semester-long action research project examining the relationship between student-led conferences…
Read more…Everything or other app of choice. Michael presented his project at VTFest describing the project this way: Get your students moving, outside and away from wifi — with iPads! We’ll…
Read more…and the principal. The team met weekly to plan, problem solve, and organize support for students. This weekly time was invaluable to the success of this project. Students were given…
Read more…scientists to connect science to their communities and lives. Field trips, project based learning, and other hands on work is perfect for documenting in student made videos. Tell the story…
Read more…implementing student-driven project-based learning or service learning programs. Life LeGeros made compelling cases for involving students in the design of makerspaces and the implementation of your own genius hour. The…
Read moreStrategies for starting a research project Whether the inspiring teacher examples from my last post roused your inner researcher, or you’re just one of those continuous improvement people (as most…
Read more…between community service, project based learning, and service learning here. What is iLead? iLead is a model for service learning where students develop leadership skills, self-efficacy, independence, community, and…
Read more…page and complete a “Project Plan”. The students inform McReynolds of their design and choices by filling out the plan. After students finish the project, they submit an “Artist’s Statement”….
Read more…the establishment of a coherent vision. 2. Increased momentum There’s something special about a school-wide undertaking. Start a conversation about the project in a school-wide assembly or better yet, a…
Read more…knowledge, and perspective. But… how exactly do we do that? First, let’s look at areas that might need a little tweaking in project-based learning. What direction do you want to…
Read more…have conversations about the book at home. This book could also be a springboard for a deep dive into project-based learning. Yes, project-based learning. Students are presented with multiple issues…
Read more…so, you know, that’s why I want to continue learning about Arduinos, so I’m more prepared. One of the most recent projects was kinda a coordination project with the Kinect…
Read more…is a project based learning focused middle school in its second year. Currently, it hosts fifth and sixth grade students, and will bring on a new grade each year, up…
Read moreHow soon is now? Looking for opportunities to make real-world connections or bring an authentic audience to your students? Typically, a public presentation at the end of a project or…
Read more…region of the world). 3. To organize activities in project-based learning Sometimes the more open structure of project based learning can be challenging to students AND teachers. A Padlet…
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…Farms on our Vermont FEED project, which is our Farm to School project in partnership with NOFA Vermont. Farm to School is a brilliant comprehensive approach to bringing food, farming…
Read more…it seems, is contagious. What is compassion anyway? This celebration was the culminating event of a six week long project-based learning unit on compassion. Nicholson’s class began at the beginning:…
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…we ask students to talk about a specific project or experience that we are featuring. But what if we left it open ended? We wanted to find out what students…
Read more…effective teaming as an entry point for project work. Provide an inviting way to practice by getting to know each other. Carla Bevins describes how she creates a first team…
Read moreDe-Colonizing Your Thanksgiving Curriculum is the title of an interactive online workshop for educators offered in late October and early November of 2020. It is a collaborative project of…
Read more…mindful of her own identity and the fact that most teachers are also white women. “The impetus for the project was really to allow space for students to engage with…
Read more…The Successful Middle School p.21 “…these relationships are vital to connecting the curriculum to relevant, real-world issues.” Shelburne Farms’ Sustainable Schools Project Community partnerships offer opportunities for students to engage…
Read more…they had a say? Inspired by the Imagining September Project –the MIT Teaching Systems Lab & Harvard’s Graduate School of Education that gathers student input to imagine what school might…
Read more…building the culture for project-based learning, or just building relationships in the classroom and team, one thing is certain: time spent now on building culture will pay off in the…
Read more…project-based, and so many other effective and compelling approaches to curriculum are ideal fodder for PLPs. Student-centered personalized learning starts with identity Exploring personal and collective identity is a cornerstone…
Read more…larger community. You can find the permanent link to the toolkit here. Also, there is a lot of overlap between community-engaged learning and place-based learning, outdoor learning , project-based learning…
Read more…know what they are interested in, or what kind of goals they want to set. Start with engaging learning like identity projects or project-based learning. Then invite students to reflect…
Read more…the project at the front of a project-based learning experience increase personalization for students? Lab Report Culminating Video Reflection Post: This Is Really Scary (And I’ve Never Been More…
Read more…larger community. There is a lot of overlap between community-engaged learning and place-based learning, outdoor learning , project-based learning , service learning , negotiated curriculum , and even education for…
Read more…integration into my curriculum. While we were brainstorming about the Poetry Recitation project and iTraining, Sarah Ibson and I came up with the idea of having students record themselves reading…
Read more…timeline, but for the sake of this project outline, I’ll stick with free student accounts. Session 1: Students in small groups research one scientist involved in the development of atomic…
Read more…part of the project, they were assigned a single graph to analyze further. Partners were expected to take a picture of their assigned graph: this image was then inserted as…
Read moreWe’ve been honored to partner with The Edge Academy at Essex Middle School, and a huge reason why is their compelling Wild City Project. In cooperation with the Vermont Audubon…
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