Coherence The second semester is now upon us. My Biology students are waist-deep in an inquiry-based curriculum where no day lives in isolation. Each day is connected to the next as we dig deeper into figuring out what is going… Continue Reading
Listen first “Daddy, you know what… I think the first bite of an apple is always the best.” ~Delaney, age 9 I’ve said it before. We need kids to teach us how to see the world anew in all its… Continue Reading
Disclaimer I apologize outright if you are in a drought-stricken region desperately searching the web for a glimmer of hope, only to have arrived at this post courtesy of the title. That’s not what this is. There are no deluge-inducing… Continue Reading
Boys only? According to the NCES, since 2004, girls have -in general- been shown to outdo boys in nearly every measure of academic success. Girls outpace boys on nearly every one of our measures of “winning” when it comes to… Continue Reading
Which letters to use? Call it what you like: “problem-based learning”, “project-based learning”, “project-based science”, etc. Heck, use an acronym if you want to come off as in-the-know (or snooty depending on who you ask). Regardless of your fondness for… Continue Reading