Articles by Carla

July 15, 2022 0

How to Give up Control and Do Project Based Learning With the Primary Grades.

When deciding to try Project Based Learning, 1st grade Spanish teacher, Racel, felt "pretty nervous." After all, how much would six- and seven-year-olds be able to do on their own? [...]

June 7, 2022 4

Reimagining School: A Student-Led Think Tank

One of the strengths of the pandemic has been its ability to put a spotlight on everything that is wrong with [...]

Picture of the learning journey with the folders which hold mini-lesson information.

April 22, 2022 2

How to Use Learning Journeys to Facilitate Student-Led Learning

After spending a year and a half in remote learning, many of our students were having difficulty returning to [...]

February 25, 2022 2

Reigniting the Reading Flame

After a year and a half of remote learning, we’re finally back in the classroom and we can’t wait [...]

October 10, 2021 0

Empowering Students Through Self-Assessment of the Writing Process

Sandy is busily writing the first draft of her personal narrative in 7th grade language arts. Ten minutes [...]

April 24, 2021 4

The Pandemic Was NOT a “Lost Year” in Education

Everywhere I look, I see people writing or talking about the “lost year” in education. I [...]

October 28, 2020 2

COVID-19 is Not the Problem: Creating a Student Led Movement for Change

Up until last March, the world was full of problems for us to tackle — from plastic pollution and [...]

October 24, 2020 0

6 Ways to Help When Your Child is Frustrated with Their School Work

Last week I gave some ideas for creating a home learning environment for your child. Having a quiet place to [...]

October 17, 2020 1

6 Ways Parents Can Support Their Children in Virtual Learning

With COVID-19 continuing to lock down countries, parents all over the world have suddenly found themselves [...]

October 2, 2020 0

7 Ways to Increase Student Participation in the Virtual Classroom

One of the difficulties teachers face when working with students virtually, is that many of them don’t [...]

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