Four Posts to Get You Ready (part 2 of 4)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/huppypie/ (Part 2 of 4) “I don’t have a good imagination!” “How do you get started with PBL?” “Do you have to start with the standards?” These are all things I have heard when talking PBL with teachers. And, like writing a letter (or a blog post), it is that first step that is the […]
Four Posts to Get You Ready For the PBL New Year
http://www.flickr.com/photos/huppypie/ (Part 1 of 4) 2012 is going to be the year! You have been thinking about using PBL. You have been reading about it and/or there’s a teacher in your school using PBL in the classroom. But where to start? My suggestion is to treat it like a recipe. The first thing you […]
Reflections on My First Week of School
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25508895@N00/ If you are a new teacher or are wanting to be a teacher, the post you are about to read may send you away from the profession. I have worked in 4 high schools, 2 middle schools and 3 community colleges and the first weeks of school only felt successful at […]