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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

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He is the author, co-author, and editor of 13 books. His most recent books are The Crisis of Connection: Roots, Consequences and Solutions with Niobe Way, Carol Gilligan and Alisha Ali (New York University Press, 2018) and Race, Equity and Education: Sixty Years From Brown with Jill Pierce and Roey Ahram (Springer, 2015).

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A Project-Based Learning Spectrum: 25 Questions To Guide Your PBL Planning

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I”ll stick to a “primary” set for the first dozen, and then add a secondary set you can take a gander at below. I focused more on creating compelling and student-centered projects, rather than creating a list of questions to use as a checklist for pure academic planning. Progress towards mastery of academic standards?

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In 2019, What’s REALLY the Definition of a Teacher?

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Advertising does this, the news does this, so does professional mentoring, documentaries, books, videos and of course mothers and fathers. They deliver specific chunks of knowledge that are outlined by academic standards and required by school policy in the curriculum, not random tangents of knowledge.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

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The modern library can also transcend the physical space, existing in a virtual realm without walls – one where students have the option to check out books anytime, anywhere. This was more than the number of print books borrowed. Students can find a video, photo, song, podcast, meme, or gif that illustrates a theme in their book.