STABLS teachers

... Another lens through which we can view our Fridays.

Very similar to mini-internships with access to community experts like the teacher had for the video project. It would be great to have access to a parent database of experts who could act as advisors. The students could use the parents or their friends as resources

Great article. Straightforward ways to help students understand more deeply by speaking, writing or drawing their ideas. Learn about "thinking routines" designed by researchers at Project Zero at Harvard. Let me know if you want to borrow the book.

Fascinating article. Got me thinking...!

I like the part at the end of the article titled "Thinking Routines: Tools for Making Thinking Visible". It gives you a quick reference on how you could incorporate this into your lessons.

Scroll down to the second image. I like the way the apps are arranged to interface with the phases of inquiry from the teacher's and student's points of view.

Very cool and something I'm sure we can develop for ourselves in due course.

I would suggest picking one or two in each category - it is not about using all the different apps, but in finding the ones that work for you for your purpose.

Check out the great, simple graphic outlining the inquiry process . It presents clear steps of a true inquiry-based project.

Lisa - This might be a good chart to use if students create proposals for their own interest based learning topics like we read about from Birmingham Covington School's Thinkering classes.

...makes me think of Kathleen's third grade colonial artifacts project. In this article, check out the learner-generated questions. I like that the activity revolves around three basic steps. Observe -- Think -- Question.

A Michael Gorman piece. Perhaps he can help us too?

I would love an article similar to this for K students

There are some most helpful tips in this article.

It's rare to find a video specific to PBL in K-2. It goes along with the book PBL in the Elementary Grades. Lindsay and I currently have copies of the book if you want to borrow it.

I usually don't lean toward "negative" or reverse thinking like this, but the 12 points are thought-provoking and good for individual reflection. Go ahead, ask yourself the hard questions about your classroom. We are an independent Lower School. We have the freedom. Are you making the most of it?

When I read this post, at first I thought,"Is that it?" Then, I realized something ... I had to think, apply and construct my own meaning and connections. I wonder if that was the intent. If so, it's very clever.

This is a great starting point to help frame your project ideas around a question or problem.

I don't teach Science, but these look interesting to me. Science trivia?

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Thanks Karen

I'm not sure my K students can "define" coding, but they certainly know persistance is important. It doesn't come naturally to all of them, but they persist until it does!

Curriculum for keyboarding and handwriting

I love the idea of keyboarding instruction at second grade and beyond, and I am REALLY glad I get to work at a school that values authentic learning rather than test taking.

Thanks Karen, some great prompt ideas!