RE@L sends greetings to all our readers and followers for a great Holiday and even better New Year! We’ve all worked hard this past year to make good things happen, no matter what we do. That’s why you’re reading this! We, your RE@L Bloggers, pledge to keep our focus on “What Works And What Still Needs
Here are some excerpts from K12 educator Tom Whitby’s recent blog titled: The Key to Educational Reform. We think you will find his insights and suggestions very helpful for improving K12 professional development: Tom Whitby: “The flipped classroom, maker movement, project-based learning, blended learning, student centered learning, hour of code, collaboration, direct instruction, and lecture, there are
As promised, RE@L brings you the second STEM Case Study, this one from Jackie Murdock LaFrenz, another “Passionate Practitioner” from Oregon, and wife of last week’s guest blogger, Todd LaFrenz. Jackie LaFrenz is the Head Teacher and 4th grade instructor at Powell Butte Community Charter School in Powell Butte, OR. The charter school began when the local district decided to
RE@L is proud to bring our readers a “Double Perspective” of Case Studies on STEM-based Real World Learning. This kind of learning goes by many names these days: STEM, STEAM, PBL (Project-Based Learning), EL (Expeditionary Learning) to name some. Todd LaFrenz and Jackie Murdock LaFrenz are dedicated teachers from Bend, OR who use these powerful principles,