Scaffolding students with Padlet and Flipgrid
Collaboration is not just fun for students, it’s also a crucial skill they will need to be successful in life.
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Proctor Elementary School
Courtney Elliott’s Bright Spots and Belly Flops
Students in Courtney Elliott’s class work on a Mystery Skype with a class in Wisconsin to demonstrate communication skills
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Corey Smith’s Bright Spot Belly Flops
Inquiry Question: How might personalization through self-reflection, self-assessment, and flexible grouping and scheduling across grades 3 and 4 at
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3 ways to use virtual bulletin boards
Padlet, Google Keep and Corkulous — oh my! 1.Padlet Padlet’s been a go-to for a number of our educators for
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Setting behavioral expectations in a makerspace
2 ways to bring in transferable skills Makerspaces are amazing. They’re a big carnival of lights and sounds and
Read more6 ways teachers are using Padlet
Virtual bulletin boards to go! Staying organized as a teacher can be a major challenge. Between student work, teacher plans,
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What flexible seating looks like in action
Physical aspects of a student-centered classroom Sometimes what seems like a little change can make a big difference. That’s what
Read moreHow making supports integrative and informed thinking
Makerspace learning at Proctor Elementary In this final post of our series on how maker-centered learning can help students develop
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Sharing STEAM projects with families
Proctor’s STEAM Family Night The sleepy little town of Proctor VT, is making some big waves when it comes to
Read more8 year-end reflection tools and activities
Reflect, celebrate and plan Oh, the spring. Such a busy time for teachers. There are all those transition meetings, already
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4 ideas for using a makerspace to support PBL
How do project-based learning and makerspaces fit together? Making and PBL may look like two completely different educational movements, but in
Read more4 ways to use Virtual Reality in project-based learning
VR’s real world impact on students Virtual reality is exciting and many of our students are already using this technology in gaming
Read moreProject-based learning: Extreme weather PBL unit
This is Real World PBL Now we’ve been down the PBL highway, looking at PBL planning, entry events, supports for
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Culminating Events for Project-Based Learning
Honor scholars with an authentic audience for their work The culminating event! It’s the lovely finish line of a Project-Based
Read moreAssessment in Project-Based Learning
Signs along the way Assessments can be hard to create and manage, but they are a necessary part of PBL.
Read moreScaffolds to support PBL learners
Ways to support project-based learning Some people have the mistaken idea that PBL is just when you point students in
Read moreBrainstorming and Research in PBL
You’ve done an engaging entry event. You have a plan for your PBL unit with a focused driving question. Sweet!
Read moreEntry events for project-based learning
Start with the dramatic, unexpected & memorable Q: What do we really want from project-based learning? A: We want students
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