June 16th Coffee Chat: Project, Problem, Passion, and Personalized Learning
June 16th, Coffee Chat Replay The topic of our weekly Coffee Chat for this week was PBL: Problem, Project, Passion and Personalized Learning. As many of us are thinking through what next fall is going to look like, as leaders, educators, and parents, PBL is an option...
Passion-Based Remote Learning: Could it work for you?
Do you have a sudden need for remote learning? We’re seeing a lot of schools across the world begin to think about what remote learning could like, and on top of that, how fast the plan can be put in place. There are so many factors to consider: What structures...
Start with Why: The power of student-driven learning
Why do we have so many students who are frustrated and bored, just waiting to be challenged? We’ve made education about manipulation and hoops instead of inspiring our students to pursue learning that matters to them — learning that can help them make a difference in our communities and the world. By beginning with the Why questions, says teacher Shelley Wright, we can create powerful student-driven learning environments.
Passion Based Learning (PBL) in Primary: Making Up the Rules
Science and health lend themselves easily to PBL (passion or project-based learning) in my mind. But I wasn’t sure how I was going to make it all work in a social studies unit about relationships, rules and responsibilities. I want this to be based on what the students are interested in. Yet there really is nothing about the words “relationships,†“rules†and “responsibilities†that has the ability to inspire passion in most six-year olds. But then I thought about our six Nintendo DS gaming devices.
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