Today was day #1 at the #innovategraded conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This conference is all about innovation in education, and how to start this process both in your classroom and at your school. Today I attended a day-long workshop with @suzieboss on Project Based Learning (PBL). Here are my top 10 takeaways: The teacher must plan and implement the driving question, the end product, the first day lesson, and the learning engagements along the way. When teachers are new to PBL, it's critical that they design many parts of the project for students. The driving question should be action-oriented and appeal to students' interests. The initial activity must grab students' attention. The audience for this project must be authentic and add value to students' learning. PBL is inquiry based and allows for students' individual questions. PBL is not the same as projects because the latter often do not have lasting learning value. It is not necessary to ...
This blog is a place to ruminate on the problems of teaching. If I am thinking thoughtfully, my posts will hopefully raise more questions than answers. By problematizing teaching we reflect on those questions that are constantly behind, in front, and at center of everything we do in the classroom. Feel free to comment. I'd love to hear what other teachers are thinking about on these and other issues. Cheers! Elisa