Tag: PBL

We wrote this chapter several years ago, in response to a request from the Sitra Foundation in Finland that we envision the school of the future. The chapter is dated in some respects, but apart from minimal updates and revisions for clarity, it appears here as written.

In Student-Centered assessment the students first reflect and then receive feedback from peers, teachers, community, and experts to fully develop their projects.

In student-centered assessment, students make important decisions about the nature of assessment and participate in the process

We came up with the idea of planning and putting on a music festival. We looked at each other, paused, then simultaneously said, “Naaahhh.”

This is one in a trio of articles that provide tried-and-tested, actionable advice for community partnerships in school.

Community partners enrich classroom experiences by fostering real-world relevance for teaching and learning. You can develop or improve community partnerships by considering them across two variables: the nature of the relationship between students and a community partner and the context in which they work together.

Use this resource to bring community partnerships into your projects

Rosemarie Biocarles-Rydeen talks to Alec about "Everybody Needs a Rock", the kindergarten geology project she designed and ran at High Tech Elementary Chula Vista

The resources you need to run a workshop on telling stories of learning (or just to learn how to do it yourself!)

A fourth grader from High Tech elementary North County stood inside a crater of an extinct volcano. He contemplated where to go next...