Written by Laura Davis, former educator and consultant So you are thinking about developing Project-Based Learning (PBL) at your school? Congratulations! My school underwent this transition, and, as a pilot teacher, I saw a successful implementation that increased...
In order to identify what you want to capture in your written curriculum, one of our favorite curriculum consultants (winking at you Kelby Zenor) likes to remind folks to “make sure that it’s practical, relevant and integrated.” Practical in the sense that...
By Helen Maltese, Rubicon International Although the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are not new, there are still so many questions surrounding them. Our team walked away from the 2016 NSTA conferences in Nashville and Portland with a clearer understanding of...
By Kelby Zenor, Rubicon International !هل تريد ان تقرا هذا بالعربية؟ اضغط هنا If you were to take a look at any school’s mission or vision for graduation you would find reference to global perspective and community involvement. We want our students to leave...
Written by Kailey Rhodes The three P’s of learning can sometimes trip us up: “What is the definition of each?” “Am I unknowingly doing one of them?” “I’ve never thought about that third one…” “I do that all the time!” “I’m actually doing both at once?” Let’s go...
By Amber Villa-Zang, Rubicon International !هل تريد ان تقرا هذا بالعربية؟ اضغط هنا The Pitfall: Standards Overload: too many standards to meaningfully addressWhen developing a unit it’s common to start with standards. It’s easy, however, to bite off more than can be...
