Topic
PBL
7 posts.
A Hackathon with a Hidden Agenda
We were a week ahead, so I gave my Tech for Social Good class one period to build a robot that plays the Chrome Dino game. The game was the excuse. The skills were the point.
Building the T4SG Class Hub
How I used vibe coding to build one home for my Tech for Social Good class: a connected, cumulative assistive technology project where every artifact is made by a student, for a real person's goal.
From Flame Tests to Lasers: Extending Inquiry in Atomic Structure
Every year I begin chemistry with the flame test lab. It is a simple and colorful way for students to wonder about electrons. They see different salts burn with different colors, and they start...
5E Lesson Strategy: Making the 'Explain' Phase Fun With Lower Blooms Hoops!
CYCLES OF LEARNING
8 Awesome Inquiry Lesson Cycles!
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of working with the science educators at D211 in Chicago's Northwest Suburbs. As part of the workshop, all teachers were challenged to work in discipline specific...
3 Ways to Simplify, Streamline, and Empower Your Lesson Design
3 Ways to Simplify, Streamline, and Empower Your Lesson Design
Public Products, PBL
Kickstarter as a PBL Public Product Model, Central to the PBL Cycle, is the 'Public Product' as a final showcase of learning. Read more @cycles of learning.