By Kelsey Bednar “We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist … using technologies that haven’t been invented … in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.” —Richard Riley, former Secretary of Education This famous quote […]
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By Aletha Williams When I first started teaching, I did a disservice to students in my classroom. I would put them in rows and lecture to the students in the front row. I thought that all thirty students were listening to me teach science […]
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By Joshua Arnold There are plenty of guru-led ideas in education right now that you can have trouble finding one that works for your classroom. Most of these ideas are backed by teaching methods that have been tried and have shown success. Whatever path […]
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By Anne Jolly I loved watching the science mystery sleuths in the series, “Mythbusters.” This mystery-solving TV series stirred my curiosity. And it stimulated the curiosity of many of my science students as well. (I can hardly wait for “Mythbusters, Jr!”) Curiosity is a […]
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“An instructional coach and media coordinator collaborate to create an innovative and engaging PBL curriculum” By Dr. Angela Mullennix During the most recent school year, I was fortunate to work with an individual who made my job of coaching teachers through the inclusion of […]
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By: Dr. Angela Mullennix More than ten years ago, I started my career in education as a lateral entry English teacher. The concept of rubrics was an emerging one in the school district where I taught. In fact, I remember attending a professional development […]
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By Rachelle Dene Poth The start of each new school year is such an exciting time for educators and students. After the summer break, educators head back into their classrooms and schools, hopefully feeling recharged, excited for the new school year, and ready with […]
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By: Chuck Hensley and Larue Fitch You’ve heard them before: the moans and groans from students when introducing a new unit or starting a new project. “Why do we have to learn this?” “When will I ever use this in real life?” Education is designed to […]
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By: Caroline Messenger Research shows that young children are more active and intentional about their knowledge-gathering when they’re asking questions like “How?” and “Why?” These simple questions have led my district to discoveries that have transformed our teaching. When we set out to build a […]
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By Heather Wertman and David Reese, Ed. D. As the school year begins around the country, my colleagues and I are busy sharing professional learning experiences connecting Project Based Learning (PBL) and Defined STEM. For many of the educators, the practice of PBL is […]
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