Highlights from my interview with scientist, advocate, teacher, speaker and connector Dr. Christopher Emdin about his new book: “STEM, STEAM, Make, Dream.”
My Conversation with Dr. Chris Emdin
Tag: science curriculum
What Does A Personalized Learning Science Unit Look Like?
Science teacher David Russo from Madison Public Schools, Conn. is part of an innovation project to experiment with personalized learning throughout the year with Allison Zmuda. Over the past couple of years I have been diving deeper and deeper into Read More …
Teachers Must Design in a Personalized Learning Environment
The Greenwich High School Innovation Lab is where hands-on learning takes place. Students apply what they are learning within the classroom to a project of their choosing, digging deeper into the principles covered in class. But even though students are Read More …
Help Your Students Get Over the Fear of Personalized Learning
Within my AP/IB Biology class, students were tasked with learning about large molecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids) needed for life. Traditionally, the vast majority of students find this to be their least favorite and most tedious unit of Read More …
Do Your Students Know How to Ask Good Questions?
The focus of this school year has been to personalize the learning experience for each of my students. And in all honesty, I have felt like a new teacher again, striving to gain the foundation necessary to help students build a Read More …