Essential Teaching and Learning

                                                                                                                                            (C) 2020 Scott B. Freiberger  By Scott B. Freiberger Fasten your curriculum mapping seatbelts and prepare for provocative, personalized pupil projects!   Project-based learning (PBL) is an inquiry-based pedagogy in which scholars enhance skills in a cross-section of spaces, such as critical thinking, collaboration, reasoning, and resilience, in an effort to resolve real-world regressions.   The PBL approach offers sch...

(C) 2007 Scott Freiberger By Scott B. Freiberger As we step outside and feel the proverbial autumn winds of change upon us, the lyrics to “Some Things Never Change” from Disney’s feel-good franchise hit “Frozen 2” reverberate: “Yes, the wind blows a little bit colder, and we’re all getting older, and the clouds are moving on with every autumn breeze...that’s why I rely on certain certainties.”   In spite of the pandemic, some things really do never change, like the need for providing all children a warm, welcoming, world-class education. As the new school year commences like a novel, unscripted movie, it seems we could all use some stress-reduction.   Take a deep breath as you prepare scholars for powerful new classroom experiences, and upgrade the new normal with substantial scholastic technology.   Here are five telltale tips for providing prodigious in-person learning. 1.       Soft-Serve a Superabundance of SEL I had penned about the i...