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Category Archives: Project Based Learning

Why traditional teaching will no longer cut it

October 28, 2012by scifryer 1 Comment

So the other day I read this post about the ‘Khanification’ of education, and the question posed by the author Will Richardson was “what is our value as classroom teachers […]

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General, Modeling Instruction, Project Based Learning
Barriers to learning

Promoting learning as an ongoing process

October 26, 2012by scifryer 2 Comments

As teachers, we often throw around statements that we are teaching students to become ‘lifelong learners’. However, the key to students becoming lifelong learners is them realising that learning is […]

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General, Modeling Instruction, Project Based Learning

Teaching physics for depth versus breadth

October 23, 2012by scifryer Leave a comment

Throughout my trip I have visited some fantastic schools and met some great teachers who are teaching Physics in deep, meaningful ways using methods such as Project Based Learning and […]

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General, Modeling Instruction, Project Based Learning

What are we trying to teach: how to do or how to think?

October 19, 2012by scifryer 4 Comments

Related to my post on reinventing engineering education in the 21st century, while I have been in  New York this week I have observed a few examples of ways people […]

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General, Project Based Learning, STEM

Project Based Learning and Modeling Instruction: are they compatible?

October 11, 2012by scifryer 1 Comment

Those who have read all of my posts to date (yes, all seven of them) will have noticed that I have enthusiastically discussed two different teaching methods: Project Based Learning […]

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Modeling Instruction, Project Based Learning

Does it work? Outcomes and engagement at High Tech High

October 9, 2012by scifryer Leave a comment

So when I started this study tour I said I was going to ask the following three questions of the methods I observe: How effectively does it engage students in […]

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Project Based Learning

Real-world connections: Project Based Learning at High Tech High

October 7, 2012by scifryer 5 Comments

One of the key features of High Tech High is its use of Project Based Learning throughout the teaching practices of the school. All teachers incorporate projects into their classes, […]

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