Escape from Dinosaur Park! – the Journey Ends
Finally, after a five-week learning unit heading back in time - yes, 100 million years ago - the students are ready to enter an education escape room to exit Dinosaur…
Finally, after a five-week learning unit heading back in time - yes, 100 million years ago - the students are ready to enter an education escape room to exit Dinosaur…
This is the third post in the series: project-based learning examples. Today we take part in a STEM learning lab! Get ready to add more fun to this adventure! Setting…
Are you ready to dive into more of this five-week project-based learning unit? After the successful launch of our Dinosaur project-based learning unit with a field trip to the Alaska…
Have you heard about project-based learning? Have you ever taken the time to engage your students in a project-based learning (PBL) example? Maybe you're wondering . . . what is…
My students work with peers to design safety skits and teach others how to be safe when near, around, or on a bus. Listen to these experts share their knowledge.
Time! There never seems to be enough time in class to engage students in peer conferencing, share reports, share projects, or time to share "their fun" ideas. So . .…
Have you heard about DonorsChoose.com? This is a crowd funding website where teachers/club organizers can post projects to raise funds for materials that support learning. There are…
Take me out to the ball game, take me out to the crowd . . . ahhhh, nothing like spending an afternoon at the ballpark! While in Seattle, we took…
Are you ready to take your class on a high flying field trip?! Everywhere I go, I'm always on the lookout for opportunities to bring real world learning experiences and…
My kids are having sooo much fun with the "Cool With School Rules!" project based unit!! Read this post to learn how this all got started!! The next phase of…
One learning area that is important for teachers to engage students in is service learning. What is service learning? Service learning is a way for students to do something that…
One of my favorite back to school lessons is "A Caring Being". This is a great social emotional lesson that I implement the first week of school. This lesson…
New School Year . . . Fresh Start Beginning a new school year is an opportunity to start fresh: a new beginning, new teacher, new friends. With all these "new…
Well . . . after spending 25 years teaching in a traditional framework (last post), now I feel like I can finally TEACH! The handcuffs are off, and I am free…
Time for a quick confession: I have been struggling with a challenge . . . a huge challenge. For years I have researched instruction, curriculum, and assessment in every subject…