Articles - 21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS

21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS

Articles by Anne Shaw

Now it's time to grab a nice cup of coffee or hot tea, sink into your favorite comfy chair and relax!

21st Century Education

Education Reform - a House of Mirrors!
November 21, 2017

Will the real 21st century school please stand up?

Mapping Out the School Year - project-based learning

The Blob! It Eats Schools Alive! - a serious commentary on the current state of education

Creating Change is Like Launching a Rocket to the Moon! Escaping the gravitational pull of the factory model!

We Threw The Baby Out With the Bath Water - Education Reform Gone Awry!
August 6, 2016

Project-Based Learning is Returning

Introducing the Superheroes of PBL21 - the next step in the evolution of project-based learning!

Curriculum of Curiosity - Meet Sugata Mitra

Curriculum Themes

The Physical Learning Environment

Recess - it's the law, finally! At least in one state . . .

Living Schoolyards

The Cemetery Method

21st Century School Facilities

Social/Emotional Learning Environment

Learning and the Emotional Environment

Building Community in the Classroom

Students Are Not Supposed to Sit Still and Be Quiet

The Academic Learning Environment

If It Isn't Good, It Isn't Done! Supporting students through high expectations

Learning is Serious, but That Doesn't Mean It Has to Be Grim!

Integrating Technologies

Filmmaking - it's the ultimate project-based curriculum experience!

Awakening Your STEM School

Multiple Literacies of the 21st Century

Visual Literacy - a must for the 21st century. Activities for students.

Activities for Developing Students' Financial Literacy Muscles

Developing Global Competencies Through the Arts

Media LIteracy - a Critical 21st Century Skill

Physical Fitness and Health Literacies - an ideas bank for students

Analyze This! The Arts and Creativity as Literacies!

11 Simple Ways to Help Kids Develop Ecoliteracy

The Power of Play

Connecting Children, Nature & Learning - It's Important!

This article coming soon - along with recommended reading for educators and parents!

The Power of Play - a plethora of research

Standardized Testing Mania

Taming the Common Core State Standards

The Common Core and Standardized Testing

The Whole Teacher

Schools' Out For Summer!

Includes a media literacy activity for the Alice Cooper video, on The Muppets, of the same name!

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