by alicjawp | Sep 29, 2020 | Capstone, Lit Circles, Presentations, Technology, Tinkering, Uncategorized
Full disclosure: before COVID and eLearning, I, despite being an avid user of Google Classroom almost since its inception, still used paper rubrics to give students feedback. I would give comments and suggestions in their Google Docs but I would still circle and...
by alicjawp | Jun 19, 2019 | Capstone, Collaboration, Presentations, Technology
With the completion of the school year and coursework for AP Capstone Research being finalized – that magical moment when all the check marks show completed submissions for students’ work – it’s worth reflecting what it means to take on a new course,...
by alicjawp | Jun 8, 2018 | Capstone, Innovation, Systems Thinking, Uncategorized
David Brooks’ article, “Everyone a Changemaker” struck a chord with some of the goals I feel education should strive for. Brooks refers to Bill Drayton, a “legend in the nonprofit world” to describe the need for “changemakers”: “Drayton believes we’re in the middle of...
by alicjawp | Feb 13, 2018 | Capstone, Collaboration, Compass Tool, Infographic, Systems Thinking, Uncategorized
“Systems thinking enables educators to help their students develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to participate in a complex and interdependent world.” (Mike Johnstone – Compass Education) One of the many things that I love about teaching...
by alicjawp | Nov 28, 2017 | Capstone, Collaboration, Google Classroom, Uncategorized
This year I am challenged with teaching a new course: AP Capstone Seminar. It’s a course that really captures what teaching should be like: skill development such as reading and analyzing a variety of texts; inquiry based learning where students are guided to come up...
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