Another school year is in the books, and educational institutions now have the time to recharge for the 2015-2016 school year. As I’ve covered, project-based learning is growing in popularity. Thus it would not be surprising to see more schools use this summer to think of ways to implement this learning approach into their classrooms (especially […]
Continue ReadingEye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble
William Shakespeare
Every year around Halloween, I take my kids to a Halloween store to pick a costume. Every time I find myself surrounded by skeletons, scary masks, vampire costumes, fake blood, grave stones, evil laughs, screeching doors and other scary sound effects, I shake my head in disbelief and wonder why we like this “stuff”. […]
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This is the first of a series of posts on teaching research skills on the internet. Let me give some background, first, to give you the context of these posts. Choosito! has been extensively piloted in K-12 classrooms. This is because we wanted to develop a set of search tools that best fit real needs […]
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“This is your big chance to get down and dirty! You will be following earthworms through their tunnels to discover how wonderful these slimy creatures really are. These amazing earthworms are very helpful to humans. Let’s have some fun while we learn about our friend the earthworm!” The newest addition to the Questbook is […]
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