Rethinking Thinking: Constructivism in the Science Classroom
“Tabula rasa.” This is what my teacher used to say to us in my 10th grade drama class. He’d tell us that everything we knew […]
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A Better Classroom with Constructivism
Are you teaching your students in the way they learn best? If you aren’t using Constructivism then the answer is no!!! In their article 2001 […]
Group Work vs. Teamwork: There’s A Big Difference
It is common knowledge that group work is encouraged in high school classrooms. More group work means better connections and more engagement, right? Well, what […]
More Than Just Group Work
Throughout school, I remember dreading group work. Huge projects that were supposed to be completed by multiple students. However, in the end it was always […]
Cooperative Learning: Team Work Makes the Dream Work
Getting Started One of the many benefits of cooperative learning is the development of social skills through team building. In order for you and your […]
Teacher? Team-builder? or Coach? Why Cooperative Learning Enriches Education
Group work is tough. Group work often has skewed work loads. Group work doesn’t get students interested. Group work stresses students out for these reasons […]
Intrinsic Motivation: Getting Behind the Wheel of Your Own Learning
Teachers are always looking for ways to get their students to connect more deeply with the content in the classroom. This is often manifested in […]
What Drives You?
Think about certain challenges that you’ve been faced with during your lifetime. What has been your key motivators that pushed you to complete these challenges? […]
Why people say “Internal Drive”
In my mind the word “Drive” is always correlated with motion in a positive direction. Cars drive to places we want to go. In this […]
Margins – What They Are and Why You Should Go There
by Mason Schmidt Margins, outside of the classroom definition, are the places where two distinct places meet in nature. For example, where the woods or […]