My what a difference a week makes! Just last week I posted an article about my tips for teachers going to remote instruction due to school closures because of the corona virus pandemic, and at that time, I had heard very little from my internet connections about the virus that was sweeping the world. In the last week; My school district moved to remote instructionThe governor of my sRead More…
So far all the professional business groups I am a part of have been noticeably silent on corona virus. This is made more obvious by the fact the whole world seems to be going nuts over it. Whether it’s all an over reaction, or people’s behavior and choices will prove wise and justified, is still to be seen, but none-the-less here in the US we are starting to feel the effects of steps tRead More…
Photo by Neil Thomas on Unsplash I have been in the education field, as a student and as an educator, for the past 24 years. For roughly the past 12 years, the concept of project based learning has been growing in popularity. I have experienced it as a student, and I have employed it in my classrooms. I have also largely taught in schools with traditional curriculum.Read More…
Photo by Hrishikesh Shirsikar on Unsplash By now, if you’ve been following my blog, you’ve seen the icon of a mountain silhouette filled with pebbles. Perhaps you’ve been wondering, “what does that have to do with project based learning?” or “Why a mountain?” Maybe you’ve barely paid attention to it or perhaps this is your first stop to my page. If it’sRead More…