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Edutopia: Top 10 Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning

6th grade newspaper project

Strategies for embedding project-based learning into STEM Education

image recognition project at the Tate museum, matching photos to art work.

This could be a fun project

Great site with build pictures of the projects. It shows the WeDo Software code, but not the Scratch 2 code.

This type of experience could align with our makerspace/design-thinking stuff.

Project Happiness Blog- Social and Emotional Curriclum

nice collection of links from EdTechTeacher site to rubrics for assessing blog, wikis, websites, voicethread, podcasts, video projects

nice template for a project for AP history on enslavement

Hacking the storybook- 21st century storytelling interdisciplinary project idea

neat project ideas

Many educators say text-messaging actually may improve students' writing skills and their ability to communicate, allowing them to experiment with language. Other educators stress the need for students to know how and when to employ different writing styles. "It's up to teachers to understand the digital media and help students bridge their casual and formal writing," said Sharon Washington, executive director of the National Writing Project.

students learn by doing

July 11-14, 2011 in Manchester, NH. Where else can you enjoy four days of project-based learning punctuated by conversations with[ http://constructivistconsortium.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3cda9bf225d11341d1de2fa7e&id=1f9102e132&e=c926dbe919 ] amazing guest speakers, including: civil rights activist, educator and National Book Award-winning author, Jonathan Kozol; Reggio Emilia approach expert, Lella Gandini; Astronomer Derrick Pitts and attend a [ http://constructivistconsortium.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3cda9bf225d11341d1de2fa7e&id=df7d36db34&e=c926dbe919 ]reception at the MIT Media Lab hosted by Mitchel Resnick?

gaming in the classroom Elementary computer teacher Joel Levin uses the digital game Minecraft in the second-grade classroom. In the game, players scavenge for resources and use 3D blocks to build projects that can be wholly determined by the user or the teacher. "I'm able to construct these elaborate experiences, settings, and stories for the kids to move through. Rather than having to shoehorn a lesson around a game, I'm able to think about what I'm trying to teach and then design an entire world around that

"teachers should take on new roles and approaches to using technology that transform the learning experiences they offer to students.  We need to help educators become fluent users of technology, creative and collaborative problem solvers, and adaptive, socially aware experts throughout their careers. We need to equip them with a pedagogy that is rich in project-based, authentic learning experiences that require students to use technology as tools for discovery, collaboration, and the creation.  Only then will we see the full impact of what is possible with technology. The notion that technology itself can improve student outcomes must die. "

links shared at Apple Tech update