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What’s a Project and Why Should We Do Them?
by Matt Sears

What’s a Project and Why Should We Do Them?

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

What is a project?

“It’s when kids do something, or make something.”  “It ends with a PowerPoint presentation.”  “It’s kids getting outside of the classroom.”

Maybe, maybe, maybe.

“Project” has come to define ANYTHING that is not traditional “stand-and-deliver” instruction.  Nearly all teachers say they do projects — and under that broad definition, they do.  In this loose sense, “project” has also ...

Have You Heard Me Lately?
by Anna Outlaw

Have You Heard Me Lately?

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

Textbooks or real world problems, students talking or teachers talking…what should a classroom look like?  As the times change and the world changes, educators are constantly having to adapt their classrooms to meet the needs of our ever transforming society.

Teachers like to talk — this is a given — but how often do we stop talking, take a step ...