by John McCarthy | Jan 15, 2014 | Assessments, Differentiated Instruction, Formative Assessments, Global Skills, PBL, strategies
Students need opportunities to practice Global Competencies like Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Innovation, and Influencing across networks. This is why working in teams gives them the opportunities to practice these skills and to get coaching by the...
by John McCarthy | Jan 11, 2014 | PBL
In this week’s ASCD Smart Brief, an article from the Tennessean is given national attention: Dupont-Hadley of Metro Nashville Public Schools was recognized for a project based learning unit where 5th graders studied cancer: “Student’s two-time...
by John McCarthy | Dec 16, 2013 | Game-Based Learning, PBL, Voice
Minecraft for Learning, Part 2: (Follow me on twitter at @jmccarthyeds to stay up to date on following posts.) In the last post, I mentioned that minecraft is a way to include student voice into their learning. Students can help teachers make the connections by...
by John McCarthy | Nov 25, 2013 | Concepts, curiculum, Driving_Question, PBL, strategies
Driving Questions Basics Have you ever attended a meeting where the outcome was unclear? You knew or hoped that by the end of the meeting some result would be achieved that would validate the time spent being there. This reminds me of the movie, Karate Kid, the 1980s...
by John McCarthy | Oct 28, 2013 | PBL
In the movie Ground Hog Day, Bill Murray is a reporter covering the annual event where the ground hog looks for its shadow. Each morning he wakes up to relive that day, stuck in a perpetual cycle that matches his boorish behavior. His journey is what makes the comedy...
by John McCarthy | Sep 15, 2013 | Culture, PBL, Voice
“It’s important to remember that when things go wrong, keep it positive. The students are watching how you respond to the situation.” I’m paraphrasing my colleague’s comment, which was one of those statements that made me pause. It’s such an obvious concept, yet how...
