by John McCarthy | Aug 15, 2020 | Culture, So All Can Learn
Being a teacher leader is acknowledgement of your skills, experiences, and expertise in the classroom and your ability to work with your peers. This leadership role is no easy task. Peers do not respond as easily or in the same ways as the students who we teach....
by John McCarthy | Aug 14, 2020 | Global Skills, PBL, Pedagogy, Project Based Learning
Welcome to Caravan of Knowledge! This special event occurs in Kazakhstan to support innovative practices in teaching and learning. Through this event, teachers from all over Kazakhstan are exploring and planning ways to implement powerful practices that bring alive...
by John McCarthy | Aug 14, 2020 | authenticity, PBL, Project Based Learning
By John McCarthy – Twitter: @JMcCarthyEdS – www.openingpaths.org Download: PDF version Project Based Learning is a vehicle for powerful authentic learning experiences. With many structures available to use the application of quality PBL can sometimes be...
by John McCarthy | Aug 3, 2020 | 21st Century Skills, Collaboration, Pedagogy
When my son was a 9th grader, he was on a team with a student who struggled with completing tasks. After a week, my son shared the team’s frustrations, as they felt helpless to convince the student to move past excuses and make attempts at the work. Fortunately, the...
by John McCarthy | Jun 21, 2019 | authenticity, Pedagogy, Project Based Learning
“Why should I care?” This is the question that educators must address, as the answers can determine the level of engagement by students for curriculum experiences. The best answers are not explanations but learning experiences that are authentic to the learners’ world...
by John McCarthy | Jan 4, 2019 | Differentiated Instruction, resources
Differentiation can be challenging and fruitful if done with planful intention. Below is a guide for bring forth more success in your work to meet the needs of ALL learners by ensuring that learning experiences have these elements or components. Post or tweet your...
by John McCarthy | Oct 16, 2018 | authenticity, Pedagogy, resources, strategies, Voice
by John McCarthy, EdS – Follow on Twitter When it comes to learning, involving the learner is important. Reflect on how you learn best. Having a say so as to align or customize the experiences is something that most of us prefer. Why would our students feel any...
by John McCarthy | Sep 5, 2018 | Instructional Technology, MOCA, Pedagogy
Using technology to support instruction continues to be a challenge that is tackled by schools and classrooms everywhere. How do we ensure that the focus is on the student learning, and not on the digital tool? One answer is to begin with the “Learning” and find the...
by John McCarthy | Mar 22, 2018 | 21st Century Skills, Collaboration, Global Skills, Pedagogy
What really is Collaboration? Collaboration is an important 21st Century skill that is of critical need for our students as the future participants of industry, entrepreneurial opportunities, education, and government. Collaboration is a valuable commodity that in its...
by John McCarthy | Jan 24, 2018 | PBL, Pedagogy, Project Based Learning, resources
I was asked recently for some recommendations for books and articles to read about Project Based Learning. Sharing the list, I thought it would be beneficial to share the same list to everyone. This is not an exhaustive list. The intent is to provide one to give a...
