LifePractice PBL

04/02/2024

Hey MCEC Montana Council for Exceptional Children, jumping on a plane with my guitar, my tools and stories and EVERYTHING I have to rock with you all!

04/01/2024

https://youtu.be/NH_oTPOX9ic?feature=shared

04/01/2024

OK, I'm starting a new, huge project and I'm gonna need the help of everyone who was around when we made The Ghost Of Inman High. I'm going to create a series that shares that journey from the writing of the script to the special effects to any photos anyone has of what we did. Interviews with actors and helpers...all of it. I think that because we did this back when none of the amazing tools of today existed people might be interested in our MacGyver approach to getting shots, camera angles etc. Hit me up if you'd like to be a part of this project!

03/31/2024

My next learning journey!

Huge shoutout to Boss for sponsoring today's lesson! Check out the Boss Katana: https://imp.i114863.net/Ao3KJRDownload the Boss Katana patch I used here: htt...

03/31/2024

https://youtube.com/shorts/RTffqT8ySQY?si=2A-wDt0_RDgzwht5

Back in Black with my new shirt reacting to the sound...

07/13/2021

We can always get better, especially if we're still within the first 3 or so years of starting our PBL classroom environment. Here are 9 questions to get you reflecting as you begin thinking about the upcoming school year.
https://gingerlewman.com/9-questions-to-help-you-improve-your-pbl-units/

03/10/2021

What do you think?

03/09/2021

The other day, I was talking with Clint Corby, a very brilliant school leader, and Principal of Hillsboro Middle and High School in Hillsboro Kansas. And for a few minutes, we had another go-round at a topic that we seem to always wrestle with: How much of a kid’s day should be spent in a Project/Problem Based Learning environment? Spoiler: we don’t agree… until we do....

The other day, I was talking with Clint Corby, a very brilliant school leader, and Principal of Hillsboro Middle and High School in Hillsboro Kansas. And for a few minutes, we had another go-round …

02/18/2021

So you do PBL at your school? AWESOME!
Where would you say you are on the PBL-implementation continuum? And if you think we maybe ought NOT to do PBL the majority of the day for all kids, let's talk! I have some curious questions for you. 🙂

I'll ask questions such as, what skills do kids develop and practice inside a PBL unit that they DON'T need for their lives? And what skills do we feel they CAN'T get inside PBL that takes them into a successful life?
Seriously, I'm down to hold this convo with anyone who would care to wrestle out the topic with me. I think I know my position, but am truly willing to be curious.

11/19/2020

This is my New Hampshire friend John Fladd who is an AMAZING teacher and a terrific human being and friend.

I was lucky enough to get to co-teach with him a lot when I was still in the classroom, he in New Hampshire, me in Kansas. This virtual thing is not new for us.

Swipe through to see the second picture and the explanation of what’s going on with his face here.

If anyone has ever heard of the “Destiny and Diarrhea” PBL unit that I’ve talked about, this is the guy who did all the work to make that happen for his kids. And my kids. I don’t think he’s actually on Insta. But you should go find him on Twitter and tell him I sent you.

09/15/2020

All. Morning. Long.
Luckily the meetings were ALL with good people doing good things with teachers for kids.

08/28/2020

Thanks to for this amazing reminder!
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