by Peter Skillen | Feb 14, 2019 | Less Teacher, More Student, Making The Shift, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
PBL is a construct made up by human beings — there are lots of variations! And you are entitled to construct your own version within some parameters. Study many of the great resources that are available to you and then create your own working definition and effective PBL practice. And consider our Continua Frame. We like to think with it, rather than dichotomies, simply because things are rarely on or off, black or white, ones or zeroes!
by Sharon Davison | Apr 28, 2015 | Less Teacher, More Student, Making The Shift, Voices
As an educator I want my students and their families to be a part of our daily learning. When this is encouraged, parents feel welcomed to engage. Through our ability to model this and offer invitations to extend learning outside of our classrooms parents begin to work alongside us, the teachers who are working hard each day to make a difference for all of our students.
by Shelley Wright | Aug 26, 2014 | Less Teacher, More Student, Making The Shift, The How of 21st Century Teaching, The Moral Imperative, Voices
Teacher and PBL consultant Shelley Wright offers her first draft of a Slow Education manifesto and urges other educators to end the McDonaldization of schools by joining in the effort. “It’s the very philosophy we need to save our education system.”
by Smadar Goldstein | Jun 19, 2014 | Making The Shift, Voices, Web Tools That Deepen Learning
“Now that I’ve set up my classroom collaboratively, I cannot imagine returning to a non-collaborative environment,” says online educator Smadar Goldstein. “And whether you’re teaching from thousands of miles away or sharing a physical space with your students, an online component can provide unique shared learning opportunities.”
by Smadar Goldstein | May 30, 2014 | Making The Shift, Voices, Web Tools That Deepen Learning
Are students cheating when they read the work of fellow students in a collaborative environment and then incorporate the ideas into their own responses? Online teacher Smadar Goldstein prefers to define that as “learning.” But if you have concerns, she has suggestions.
by Pernille Ripp | May 14, 2014 | Less Teacher, More Student, Making The Shift, Passion Based Learning, Voices
I believed that being new meant I had to follow someone else’s advice for the first six weeks of school, or I would be doomed. Now I know that students mostly know how to do school, and we must respect their intelligence as we build community with them.