Posts Tagged ‘project based learning’
Why School Needs to Emphasize Soft Skills
The only way to grow is practice. And there’s not nearly enough of that in school.
Read MoreHogs and Logs- Working With Kids Who Dominate and Ones Who Do Nothing During Group Projects
Hogs: Students who take over an entire group project
Logs: Students who do nothing in a group project
Read MoreWhat Makes a Teacher and Their Class Interesting
Teachers are interesting when they are like no other teachers and their class is unlike any other class.
Read MoreWhat College Couldn’t Teach Me About Being a Teacher
Education theory is great, but teaching requires creativity that cannot be taught.
Read MoreWhat I Know About Teachers (And Wish Politicians Knew As Well)
Every politician should be required to regularly visit schools and understand this.
Read MoreHow to Turn Lectures into Stories
Students forget lectures. No one forgets a great story.
Read MoreMake No Mistake, Teaching Requires Creativity
Teaching isn’t formulaic, simple, or cut-and-dried. Teaching is art.
Read MoreAssessing Collaboration to Help Students Learn to Work Together
How to tell if students are growing in their ability to collaborate.
Read MoreTeaching and the Power of Story
If learning isn’t memorable, is it really learning?
Read MoreStop Calling Them Soft Skills; They’re Essential Skills
People are most often fired for not having soft skills. Well there’s nothing ‘soft’ about getting fired.
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