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    Tikvah Wiener wrote a new post, The Maker Movement in Jewish Education 1 day, 21 hours ago

     

    Maker-Faire

    September 21 saw a group of Jewish educators — and students — attend the NYC Maker Faire. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Maker Movement, here’s a good definition from techopedia.com:

    Definition - What does Maker Movement mean?

    The maker movement is a trend in which individuals or groups of individuals create and…[Read more]

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    Tikvah Wiener wrote a new post, Is This on the Test?: Establishing the Need to Know 2 days, 21 hours ago

    The Need to Know
    So far, Eliezer Jones and I have introduced the basic components of PBL and discussed how it includes significant content. This post will explore the Need to Know that is a crucial part of setting up a successful PBL unit. To review, let’s consider the component, described by the Buck Institute of Education (BIE):

    Students see…[Read more]

  • Eliezer Jones wrote a new post, Content is Still King in PBL 2 weeks, 6 days ago

    I am often asked when discussing Project-Based Learning (PBL) why I would support a model of education that has no regard for the teaching or mastery of content (click here for an introduction to PBL). Why would I use a model that is solely passion and interest-based with no structure? Isn’t PBL basically what we did in kindergarten when we finger…[Read more]

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    Tikvah Wiener wrote a new post, Getting Started with PBL and Creativity 3 weeks ago

    Creativity and Professional Development
    One of the hardest things to do for a school is keep the momentum of professional development (PD) going. At Magen David Yeshivah High School (MDY), the administrators worked throughout August to prepare three opening days of PD that connected to the ways in which the school wants to grow.

    On the first…[Read more]

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    Tikvah Wiener wrote a new post, An Introduction to PBL 1 month ago

    ThumbnailSo you want to get started with Project-Based Learning?

    We think that’s an awesome idea, and we want to provide a path to success. One of the first things we have to do when discussing PBL is explain why it’s […]

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    Tikvah Wiener wrote a new post, Culture Change at the Sandbox 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    sandsandbox
    We know you’re busy preparing for the opening of school. One of the topics we discussed at the Sandbox and in conversations with educators in a variety of schools is how to start and sustain culture change. We know change is hard, and it involves the commitment of many, many stakeholders at an institution. One of the things Eliezer and I will be…[Read more]

  • Eliezer Jones wrote a new post, New Video Page! 1 month, 3 weeks ago

    We are happy to announce the addition of a video section of the I.D.E.A. Schools Network site. We have added four videos created from the East Coast Summer Sandbox focused on creativity, game-based learning, culture change and what exactly the Sandbox is. We hope you enjoy them and the future videos we produce for our members and the field. Click…[Read more]

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