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A PBL project tends to explore a relatively narrow subject area, with a narrow essential question

In Design Thinking, the students, not the teacher, write the essential question(s)

‘What kind of adult do we hope the child becomes?’, then work backward from that.

Let’s not ask what the child can do, but tends to do. Let’s make sure the student can read and write–and wants to. Let’s see that the student can think critically–then does.

Wolfram Programming Lab has a step-by-step introductory programming course built right in. Written by Stephen Wolfram himself, An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language teaches you the basics of the Wolfram Language in a straightforward, accessible way—even if you've never coded before

The Wolfram Language concept: make the language do the work, not you! Automate as much as possible, so you write a tiny piece of code, and the computer figures out everything else.

The field of metacognition offers educators many techniques that are rooted in brain research, such as deliberate practice and interleaving. “But before you can even tackle these,” says Oakley, “you have to inoculate learners against the idea that they are stupid if they cannot figure things out first off. You have to teach them that faster is not always better.”

teachers can use in the classroom and share with students to help them demystify the learning process

1. The Hiker Brain vs. The Race Car Brain