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- Growing up in a PBL environmentTo quote my favorite musical, Hamilton, “I’m only nineteen, but my mind is older.”Today’s guest on the show is Caylie Ratzlaff. Caylie is a former student of Gingers at Turning Point Learning Center. Caylie has lived in Emporia her entire life, and is now attending Emporia State University to pursue a dual major in Secondary Education: Social Sciences and English. She says her absolute favorite things in the world — besides photography — are her cat, her family, and her love for books.Find Caylie on Facebook at: facebook.com/caylie.ratzlaffFind Ginger on the Webgingerlewman.comlifepracticepbl.orgsteammakercamp.orgConnect with Ginger on Social Mediatarget="_blank" title="Share On Facebook" >41 min
- Sometimes our first projects aren’t as good as we think they areSometimes our first projects aren’t as good as we think they are, as Rachel Meenen shares with us in today’s podcast. She tells us about her journey into PBL and, as she shares her project ideas, how she improved with more experiences. She also tells a story about a student whose strengths were finally recognized and appreciated by her peers…a story that leaves us both in tears.Rachel Meenen is an elementary teacher at Colwich Elementary School in Kansas. She is also a STEAMmaker Camp Trainer.You can find Rachel on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachel.meenenTwitter: @meenenrachelFind Ginger on the Webgingerlewman.comlifepracticepbl.orgsteammakercamp.orgConnect with Ginger on Social Mediatarget="_blank" title="Share On Facebook" >19 min
- Dancing Inside a Straight JacketToday, we get to talk with Martie Hoofer about the realities of making PBL/Genius Hour work for her students while still meeting the strict scope and sequence expectations of her district. She has learned to dance inside of her straight jacket so her kids will win.She gives credit to her principal for permission to try something different and credit to her co-facilitator, Kelly Looper, the school media specialist for partnering with ideas, resources, and co-teaching.Martie a 7th grade Reading and Writing Teacher at Guion Creek Middle School in Pike Township, near Indianapolis, Indiana. She is a self-taught Project/Problem-Based Learning facilitator who runs her PBL through buy Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 a Genius Hour format, which means that one day a week in her writing classes, students get to discover their passions buy Windows 8 Professional Key in learning.Connect with Martie on Twitter: @MLhooferFind Ginger on the Webgingerlewman.comlifepracticepbl.orgsteammakercamp.orgConnect with Ginger on Social Mediatarget="_blank" title="Share On Facebook" >0 min
- PBL in a Widely Diverse School DistrictJayne Diaz shares her journey as an instructional leader in a widely diverse school district, helping teachers realize that stepping out of VMCE_V9 the structured and routine to try PBL is a move they’re able to take. She shares both successes and mis-steps (and plans for correcting her route) with learning by doing, whether that be with makerspaces or Project/Problem/Passion Based Learning.Jayne is a former district-level instructional 810-403 coach for Dodge City Public Schools and currently works as Assistant Principal at Ross Elementary School in Dodge City, Kansas. Go Rhinos! (rawr!)Connect with JayneTwitter: @ksujayneFind Ginger on the Webgingerlewman.comlifepracticepbl.orgsteammakercamp.orgConnect with Ginger on Social Mediatarget="_blank" title="Share On Facebook" >0 min
- Monika King, Todd Miller, and Steve Murdie from Maur Hill Mount Academy***note: issues with audio quality due to connection issues during interview***Today, we’re joined by 3 educators who have been practicing PBL for many years (remember, this isn’t new, folks). Monika King is the Principal, Steve Murdie is a Physics teacher, and Todd Miller is a Biology and A&P teacher at Maur Hill-Mount Academy, a college-prep international boarding school in Atchison, Kansas.Teachers at MH-MA are acutely attuned to what colleges of all types are wanting from high school graduates. Facing a real shift in expectations, they have been shifting what college-prep means for their students. They are working with Flex-Mod Scheduling (http://www.redesignu.org/design-lab/mastery-learning/resource-bank/flexible-modular-scheduleflex-mod) to better prepare students for beyond-graduation college life.They each share successes and challenges for themselves and their students and as Steve and Todd head back to class, Monika shares how she, as an administrator, has been able to move parent expectations beyond prepping for the ACT/SAT tests.Connect with Monika on Twitter@ksedleaderFind Ginger on the Webgingerlewman.comlifepracticepbl.orgsteammakercamp.orgConnect with Ginger on Social Mediatarget="_blank" title="Share On Facebook" >0 min
- GInger and Amy Storer Converse about PBLAmy Storer is a curriculum coach in Montgomery ISD outside of Houston, Texas. In today’s podcast, Amy shares several stories about how she started practicing PBL — or at least she thought she was, but on reflection, it was still just a ‘project.’ She then talks about several successful and exciting examples. The overarching theme we keep hearing from Amy is how she’s a constant learner, reaching out to experts (she shares a piece of GOLD about local experts and distant experts), colleagues, and uses social media to broaden her own expertise in teaching and learning content.Follow Amy on her blog, Converse in the Classroom, http://converseintheclassroom.blogspot.com/where she regularly shares what she and her colleagues are doing, learning, and loving. It’s a must-read!Amy on Twitter: @techamysFind Ginger on the Webgingerlewman.comlifepracticepbl.orgsteammakercamp.orgConnect with Ginger on Social Mediatarget="_blank" title="Share On Facebook" >0 min
- How Did You Decide to Jump into PBL? Megan Nagel Answers.Think you need lots of training to coaching to integrate PBL into your classroom? How about a keynote speech and a breakout session? 2018 Kansas Teacher of the Year Nominee Megan Nagel is a 6th Grade Science and ELA teacher at Santa Fe 5/6 center in Newton, Ks. In this episode of the PracticingPBL podcast, Megan tells her story of when she found that piece that had been missing from her classroom.Connect with Megan on Twitter: @megan_nagelFind Ginger on the Webgingerlewman.comlifepracticepbl.orgsteammakercamp.orgConnect with Ginger on Social Mediatarget="_blank" title="Share On Facebook" >0 min
- Diversity, Title 1, and PBL? No problem!Listen in as Jennifer tells us about her highly diverse, Title 1 classroom and the PBL that her students are doing. She reflects on PBL in the elementary classroom, and the balance of direct instruction with PBL, specifically. And she reveals she does NO whole group direct instruction for her reading classes and yet her kids have made phenomenal growth this year.Connect with Jennifer on Twitter @jmill517 .Jennifer Miller — 4th grade teacher, Dodge City Public SchoolsFind Ginger on the Webgingerlewman.comlifepracticepbl.orgsteammakercamp.orgConnect with Ginger on Social Mediatarget="_blank" title="Share On Facebook" >0 min
- “Those” Kids: Learners We All HaveToday, we’re talking with longtime friend, Cindy Sheets, a retired gifted ed teacher who taught K-6 students. Cindy shares 4 stories about “those kids,” learners in all our classrooms who are sometimes difficult to engage in deeper learning. One student is a “feed me Seymour” girl who always wants to be reassured that she’s on the right path. Another story is about a group of boys who are a bit lackadaisical and spend more time making excuses to get out of work than they do actually working. The third story is about a boy who struggled socially, who didn’t have friends, and who no one in the class thought would be able to create a joyful masterpiece of learning — that topped everyone else! The final story is about Cindy herself, and how one student helped her to pause and “listen longer” or not shut down a student’s “silly” idea before it had a chance to fully bloom.We all have these learners in their room. Come take a listen to see how these kids were impacted by Project Based Learning!Find Ginger on the Webgingerlewman.comlifepracticepbl.orgsteammakercamp.orgConnect with Ginger on Social Mediatarget="_blank" title="Share On Facebook" >0 min
- Unschooling the Sit-N-Get Student – PracticingPBL #26: Ginny OgdenGinger is back telling the success stories of PBL being used in the classroom. Her guest today is Ginny Ogden. Ginny is a foreign language teacher at Jefferson Forest High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. They talk about an exciting new opportunity for Ginny this year. She is on a pilot team using a flexible schedule and more PBL to change the way students learn.Find Ginger on the Webgingerlewman.comlifepracticepbl.orgsteammakercamp.orgConnect with Ginger on Social Mediatarget="_blank" title="Share On Facebook" >0 min
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We believe that education should be about authentic preparation for life in a real-world environment. To be ready for life, students need to practice life. They want to learn by practicing the skills,…
ideas, and habit they need to thrive in life beyond the test, beyond high school, and beyond college. We want students engaged in learning by doing and actively participating in their own education. This is the very foundation of this podcast. Join us to hear from real teachers practicing real PBL today.