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Welcome to a series that is must read for any PBL or STEM educator. It will include information to reflect and build upon as you consider both PBL and STEM. Best of all, it will finish with over ... Via Beth Dichter 
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Beth Dichter's curator insight,
March 13, 2013 10:25 PM
Check out this infographic that provides five methods for developing problem-solving skills. Try out: * Brainstorming with a Twist * Word Association * Inkblot (Rorschat Test) and this is a bit different than you might expect * Solute vs Solution * Gallery Walk The names above do not do justice to the activity that you would so with your students...so click through to the post to learn more! |
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"The Common Core’s Anchor Standard 6 for writing in grades K–12 requires students to “use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others”. Here are some ideas for meeting this standard (besides the obvious use of technology—word processing). Via Beth Dichter
Beth Dichter's curator insight,
April 7, 2013 9:35 AM
What tools are there to help students PRODUCE writing online? Lauren Davis identifies five areas that for producing writing: * Collaborative tools * Grammar and language resources * Fun prompts to get their juices flowing * Brainstorming and drafting graphic organizers. * Research tools What tools are there to help students PUBLISH writing online? * Online contests * Class e-newsletter or newspaper * Book review website * Class blog or website There are links to many resources thoughout this post and in many cases specific suggestions are provided for grade levels. If you are not using online tools with your students this post provides great resources to help you begin the process.
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"...this year I have been dedicated to using the 21st Century four Cs. The four Cs are a rubric of sorts that help align lessons to more reality-based learning and assessing. As I design a lesson or assessment, I ask myself if what I've designed, or what the students must master, correlates to the important skills of: * Collaboration * Communication * Critical Thinking Via Beth Dichter
Beth Dichter's curator insight,
February 27, 2013 10:13 PM
This post looks not only at the four Cs but also at four elements that Dr. Carol Tomlinson uses when discussing differentation: * Process * Environment * Content * Product Wolpert-Gawron states "I think about these two lists in a way to ensure that I am hitting as many learners as possible -- with the wall up of rigor necessary to help prepare them for what we can predict they might need for their future." The post goes on to discuss how she uses TED Talks as a way to teach argumentative writing (as required in the Common Core). A quick overview of her projects includes students watching TED Talks, brainstorming advocacy isssues, researching (in small groups), creating a Problem Statement, developing background information, guiding questions and more. This is one teachers take on how to create a deeper learning environment in her classroom, and provides many ideas that you may want to adapt to your classroom. 
Willem Kuypers's curator insight,
May 20, 2015 1:59 AM
Mes objectifs pour l'année académique prochaine : collaboration, communication, pensée critique et créativité. |
This is the final post in a series of five that explored STEM, PBL, and the Common Core and it focuses on resources for Project Based Learning units. "By searching through STEM subjects in these sites’ databases or directories you can come up with a PBL unit to use, remix, or possible implement a lesson from."
An extensive list of resources is provided with short descriptions so you have a sense of what you may find.