by Sarah Ahmed | May 29, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Mathematics, Uncategorized
This semester, as students wrap up their PBAT essays, wrap up their content learning, and wrap up their super special time with me learning about Trigonometry, I began to think about the same question over and over again. “How can I get students to think more...
by Liz Maron | May 1, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Science
Using baking to get kids more interested in Chemistry last semester seemed almost like cheating at the authenticity game. It was an enormous effort to obtain materials, plan for choice, and design a structure the genuinely incorporated content… but students were...
by Chris Barley | Mar 29, 2019 | Authenticity to the Discipline, Uncategorized, World Languages
Last semester I posed the following question related to a problem of practice (PoP) I faced as a teacher: How might we create routines and tasks in the Spanish classroom so that students engage in authentic conversations with each other? With the help of my...
by Rosa Moshi | Mar 24, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Science, Uncategorized
I’m teaching the same microbiology class as last semester. Last semester, I worked on designing my second unit project in a way that would make it personally authentic for students. This semester, I want to revise my third unit project. In the third unit, students...
by Sarah Ahmed | Mar 15, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Mathematics, Uncategorized
As I develop drafts of projects for my students, I am constantly thinking about ways to inspire THEM to do the thinking. If I give them a project filled with steps, am I robbing them of the decision-making workout that we need as adults to thrive in this world? If I...
by Greg Fisher | Mar 15, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authentic Audience, Authenticity to the Discipline, Literature, Personal Authenticity, Uncategorized
TO ALL MY diehard fans, I’m sure I don’t need to remind you of the major success I felt with my attempt to slay the proverbial beast that was my problem of practice. In my first blog post, I focused on the design of my Fall 2018 curriculum, in which...