One of the keys to making project-based learning work in your classroom is to engage students with really fun, exciting project ideas. There’s nothing worst than realizing halfway through a month-long project that students are bored, uninterested and therefore unmotivated to even finish a project. Keep reading for 5 tips, as well as 5 project … Read more
Task cards are a common and great way to have students engage in meaningful discussions and to learn. Except, afterwards, I would ask my students to share what they had learned/discussed when using task cards, and many would not be able to remember. It is not until I began using a task card answer sheet … Read more
As an IB PYP teacher, I have noticed that promoting curiosity has become a major part of teaching today. Students these days are expected to ask thought-provoking questions and then explore them to learn. But are we teaching students HOW to ask questions? We need to teach how to build curiosity in students. Keep reading … Read more
Have you made the leap to project-based learning yet? The PBL method of teaching has grown a lot of traction in the last few years. It is constantly evolving and growing with the needs of students. Now, there are different types of PBL. Each project-based learning model targets a different facet of a topic. Let’s … Read more
It is a skill to know how to craft perfect driving questions for project-based learning. A skill, more often than not, that gets overlooked. When planning, teachers often skip over the nitty-gritty details such as defining the topic and driving question. Why is that? It’s because teachers know what they want a project to look … Read more
One of the hardest, and most important parts of project-based learning is coming up with effective driving questions. Driving questions for PBL are like trailers for a movie; It piques interest and makes you want to see where it’s going to go. Keep reading if you want to know what driving questions for PBL are, … Read more
