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It is Decided!
I received word this past Friday from our administration that we’ll be able to continue as we had intended with our project-based classroom. If you remember, I posted several weeks ago about playing...
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‘Testing Season’
When ever the end of March and the beginning of April approaches there is more irritants in the air than just pollen. Yes, this is the time of year that many of us educators have come to affectionately...
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Project: Knowledge of the Garden – UPDATED
UPDATE (4/19): The garden is complete! Last weekend I spent a few hours with my students aiding them in completing a project they had passionately been pursuing for the last several month. Scentia...
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Imagination
…it is so essential to not only success in school and life, but in our own happiness. I think back to being a child and how boundless my imagination seemed. Hours upon hours spent dreaming, plotting,...
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A Meeting of the Minds
On Monday, June 4th and Tuesday, June 5th, Lanier High School in Sugar Hill, Ga will be hosting a casual and a bit informal PBL conference for a meeting of the minds in our county. There is no charge...
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The Wonderful World of Google Apps: How We Use Spreadsheet in PBL
This is part three of an ongoing series. To see the previous entries click here and here. Spreadsheets in Google Drive is probably the most significant of the apps we use through Google in our PBL...
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2013: How Project-Based Learning Could Change Everything
Happy New Year! Each new year brings with it a promise; a promise that this year could be the best year of our lives; a promise that we will form good habits and get rid of the bad ones. And we’re...
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Drinking from the Firehose: A New Journey Begins
Today starts a new and exciting chapter in my life. Since I was roughly fifteen years old, I’ve wanted my doctorate degree. At noon on this very day, I officially started that journey. I’m going back...
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What Literacies Do Students Bring to the Table on Day One?
So I’m thinking of doing a pilot study. I’ve surprised myself at how quickly I’ve already altered my thoughts on approaching my teaching next year whilst starting this doctoral program. My pilot study...
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Changes in Practice: A Look Back at Summer Doc Classes
What a whirlwind six weeks! My first round of doctoral classes are done–physically anyway. I have one last assignment that I’m currently drafting, but for all intents and purposes this semester is in...
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