David Grant discusses a framework for PBL

In this video, David Grant, of King Middle School (Portland, ME) does a superb job of articulating what it takes to do fantastic project-based work with students. Particularly great points about scheduling and "know how."

Creating Classrooms We Need: 8 Ways Into Inquiry Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/creating-classrooms-we-need-8-ways-into-inquiry-learning/

Seeing Curriculum Through a Child's Eyes

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/civic_mission/2013/03/_seeing_curriculum_through_a_childs_eyes.html

The Sounds of the Sun

The laptop orchestra at CU in Boulder is building a sun organ!

http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_22692548/cu-boulders-laptop-orchestra-debut-sun-organ#axzz2MKOREaI3

Homework or Not? That is the (Research) Question.

http://www.districtadministration.com/article/homework-or-not-research-question

A mixed bag of evidence supporting both sides of the argument. The article explores the "flipped classroom" idea as a happy medium. What are your thoughts on homework?

Deeper Learning: Ron Berger

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/deeper-learning-student-work-ron-berger

John Dewey's Vision of Learning As Freedom

"In a nation that aspires to democracy, that’s what education is primarily for: the cultivation of freedom within society. We should not think of schools as garrisons protecting us from enemies, nor as industries generating human capital. Rather, higher education’s highest purpose is to give all citizens the opportunity to find “large and human significance” in their lives and work."

Full Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/06/opinion/john-deweys-vision-of-learning-as-freedom.html?_r=1&ref=opinion