Sunday, September 26, 2010

Project Based Learning

On Thursday and Friday of last week I had the opportunity to take a professional development class on Problem Based Learning through  the Buck Institute for Education.

It was a great experience and I really learned a lot about PBL. I can not wait to incorporate my economics PBL unit into my classroom in November!!

To find out more on PBL and the Buck Institute for Education, click here

I have also attached a great PBL video that is hysterical! Once you watch the video make sure you click the More to this story at the top (above the video) to find out more about the kids from Newport New, VA.

From Worms to Wall Street: Projects Prompt Active, Authentic Learning | Edutopia

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Do you believe?


The other day Rachel posted this video on her blog. 
Thank you Rachel for sharing!

Powerful.






Thursday, September 2, 2010

Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration


What a cool video! I hope to show this to my class, even though 4th grade may be a little young. I think they will like the music!