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Context is King
I have vivid memories of my high school chemistry class. I can almost feel the splintered wood chair beneath my legs and smell the sourish, sweet scent that filled the room (the origin of which, I never dared to ask). I was a fairly successful student, but chemistry left…
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Grit Does Not Apply To Worksheets
One of the things that really gets my nerd juices going is Angela Duckworth’s research on grit. I am personally a big fan of hard work, so this idea of grittiness really appeals to me. (I won’t be recounting the depth of her research here, but if you are…
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Happy Birthday #HackingPBL – FREE Course For You
Ross: What do you think about writing a book on PBL? Me: I think you’re crazy. Ross: Just think about it. If I’m being honest, I tried not to think about it. Unfortunately, the idea got stuck in my head. At first I fixated mostly on my failures: terrible…
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Need More Time? Three Things To STOP Doing In Your Classroom.
How many times a day do you say (or think), “I just need more time.” It is a regular topic of conversation in my circles. So, I have recently tried to tune into creative ways teachers save instructional time. This episode focuses on three ideas I have found to…
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Pre-made, download-and-go PBL plan? Ask these questions first! #HackingPBL
Once upon a fifth grade classroom, I hosted a student teacher from a local university. As she began to take over more of the instructional load, she integrated some of my classroom management techniques, including my routine for gaining student attention before giving a direction. This routine, which felt…
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Leading Project Based Learning – 10 Minute Teacher Podcast #10MT