Attending to students’ social and emotional needs throughout the day—a.k.a Maslow Before Bloom—is crucial to a positive learning environment and stronger academic performance. 🌱
We couldn't be more proud of @NewVistaHS rising senior & volunteer junior ski patroller Malachi Brooks.
He helped save the life of a skier who fell while attempting to ski Skywalker Couloir in the Indian Peaks Wilderness earlier this month. #BVSDproud
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Writing can be used through every stage of the PBL unit. Every. Stage.
Check out this PBL unit outline and some corresponding suggestions to incorporate writing into the “beats” of the story.
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You know what’s inspiring? Students following exploring their interests and passions. Exhibition Day at @NewVistaHS
was just that. And check out the student advice on the last pic - true words! @bvsdcolorado
Project Path and Thinking Routines
This table highlights many examples of how teachers have used thinking routines during different phases of a PBL unit.
They were compiled by our very talented NF, Myla Lee.
Head to the #linkinbio to download this resource.
The T-A-G Peer Feedback scaffold provides small steps for those introducing feedback in their classrooms. Making T-A-G sentence starters visible will also help encourage student-to-student coaching.
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Sure, teachers have been assigning projects to students for years. But Project Based Learning is something completely different. Learn more here!👇 https://t.co/lMcErY8RRu
Circles build capacity for students in our classroom to have just about any conversation, especially those important and emotional ones (i.e., restorative).
- Carrie Snyder-Renfro, Building a PBL Classroom Culture with Reflective Conversations in Restorative Circles
#PBLWorks
📊Research has found that classrooms differ a great deal in quality of discussions--and those differences impact comprehension development. Please see below for examples of differences. For a self-assessment and guide to quality talk about text, see https://t.co/hWnyoFVV17
Thank you for the thoughtful conversations during the visit, @harveyoaxaca! Appreciated the input from the NE leadership team-and we love the collaborative conversations to support our growth!
Ss are engaged in deep, critical conversations in small groups, whole groups, and independent work at @NewVistaHS! Amazing to witness! Great things happening here in @BVSDcolorado! #NWNisALLin@DrLoradelaCruz1@klychock
"One 'move' I made that enhanced my PBL teaching was developing the classroom project wall into an active teaching tool rather than a bulletin board."
Learn how a project wall can make thinking visible and support open-ended inquiry in your classroom. https://t.co/gHLvVvyqy2