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Tag Archives: project-based learning

Projectile Motion Project, Pt. 3: Broken Tech = Great Math Challenge

August 3, 2014

Full disclosure: What I’m about to share is not typical of 9th grade students in Algebra 1. My school offers …

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Projectile Motion Project, Pt. 2: The Expected Results

August 3, 2014

Let me go back a step and talk about why I do this project on projectile motion. In my class, …

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Projectile Motion Project, Pt. 1

August 3, 2014

So I did this project with my 9th grade algebra students in 2013-2014 called Projectile Motion. As the name might …

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Project-Based Learning Pt. 5: Projects, Problems and Opportunity Cost

April 2, 2014

Previously: PBL Part 4: Exercises, Problems and Projects In May 2011, I was a student at the Stanford Teacher Education …

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Project-Based Learning Pt. 4: Exercises, Problems and Projects

April 2, 2014

Previously: PBL, Part 3: Making it Work Here are my working definitions of three important math terms: Math exercise – …

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Project-Based Learning Pt. 3: Making it Work

April 1, 2014

Previously: PBL Part 2: No Tracking Needed Making the logistics of PBL work has been among the toughest challenges of …

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Project-Based Learning Pt. 2: No Tracking Needed

April 1, 2014

Previously: PBL Part 1: The Shift to Skills In previous years, it has been hard to find lessons appropriate for …

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