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Sage on the Stage Or Guide on the Side?
Just because words rhyme and create a catchy phrase does not make them correct. Before they become the basis for decision making and practice they need to be thoroughly unpacked and discussed.
Reflection: Lessons from Coding
Reflection is a key piece of the CBL framework because it allows the learner to think deeply about the process and become aware of how they make decisions and learn.
CBL in the Elementary Classroom
CBL facilitates connections — deeper relationships that evolve between classmates and myself as co-collaborator on the learning journey. It is these connections that help kids see that they matter, that help them care.
The Power of Frameworks
CBL provides a framework to deal with the challenges that we find and the ones that “find” us. The more we are versed in the framework, have visualized successfully using the process and prepared for the bumps in the road the more successful we will be.
For Learning Sake – Slow Down
If we persist in an adult controlled calendar driven march towards preconceived solutions, we will continue to suffer the significant opportunity costs of lost ideas, students, and teachers.
Big Idea: Violence
The value of teaching/learning using the Challenge Based Learning framework is it gives us the tools to do the hard work of thinking through big challenges, and only through hard work will we identify sustainable solutions.
Visualizing CBL Success
CBL provides a framework to deal with the challenges that we find and the ones that “find” us. The more we are versed in the framework, have visualized successfully using the process and prepared for the bumps in the road the more successful we will be in finding meaningful and lasting solutions.