Getting Started with Student Portfolio Projects

When I was a senior in high school, our AP Government teacher chose not to give us a final exam for the end of the first semester. Instead, we would create our own portfolios. Our portfolios had to include what we had learned and what questions…

Seven Strategies for Getting the Most Out of Peer Feedback

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How Arts Practices Can be the Foundation for Teaching and Learning

Please find the article link here. What I’m saying is, what are the tools for representation in mathematics? And how do those tools afford you to represent the idea or concept, and then what happens when you share those representations…

What Happens if Students Don't Finish Their Projects?

One of the most common questions I hear from teachers who are first starting out in project-based learning is, "What do I do about students who don't finish their projects?" There are some proactive measures we can take. For example, we can…

Allison Zmuda interviews Dr. Christopher Emdin: STEM STEAM Make Dream! (10 minute snap shot)

Please find the link here. (10 minute clip) In case you aren’t familiar with Dr. Emdin, know that he is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, scientist, advocate, teacher, and connector, and his new book – STEM, STEAM, Make,…
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The Power of Designing for Belonging: Article and Podcast

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Students Need to Own the Project Management Process in PBL

The Need for Project Management Chances are you’ve seen this scenario before. You give your students three weeks to work on a collaborative project. You start out with total buy-in. They’re excited about what they will create. But a week…

Yes! Field Trips are Worth the Effort!

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PBL by Design: Exploring the overlap of PBL and Design Thinking

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