November 13, 2023 [Second in a series: Beyond PBL; go to Part 1] In case you missed it, fungi are pretty smart. Research reveals fungi, like mushrooms, as being closer
January 9, 2023 During 31 years in the independent school world (35 if you add the student experience), visiting over 100 schools was one of my favorite activities. I always
Jeff Robin’s new book Teach Like an Artist shows us how to come alive again. A big, inconspicuous FedEx box tangled up in scotch tape greeted me on the doorstep
The year begins with a bang. Students shuffling in with crumbs of summer still in their eyes are staring down the project to end all projects. Their first topic in
May 26, 2021 I was worn out. Period after period, in the library with my sixth-grade Humanities classes, the effort to keep students on task and productive while researching was
“How do I do ‘a’ PBL for an Algebra unit?” “Is there a role for the teacher in PBL?” “What is the difference between PBL and inquiry?” Sometimes I feel
New rule: Whenever we talk about learning, we should distinguish between learning in the real world and learning IN SCHOOL. For example, the work of John Hattie is cited daily