March - 2018

Exploring Parks at a Distance: Placed Based Learning from your Classroom

In a perfect world, you’d be able to take your students to the park associated with their project in order to provide them a rich opportunity to connect their learning to a real and experiential learning experience. But we don’t always live in a perfect world. Planning and facilitating place-based experiences for students is never easy, and budgets, timelines, transportation, and community support can all stop a trip in its tracks before planning has even begun. However, if w

Beyond the Ideal Graduate – Putting Careers in Focus by Tailoring Success Skills

Beyond the Ideal Graduate – Putting Careers in Focus by Tailoring Success Skills

PBL differs from traditional teaching in many ways, but one of the most foundational differences is the equal credence it gives to both skill and content development. Students don’t just acquire knowledge and demonstrate understanding of subject matter, they also focus on developing success skills, sometimes called “soft skills” or “21st century competencies”. Depending on a school’s mission, these skills can be defined differently. Some districts use the popular “4 C’s” mode