Show 21: Project Based Learning Does Work

03/06/2021 1h 28min Episodio 21

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Episode Synopsis

Maggie McHugh is a middle school teacher from Wisconsin focused on project-based learning.  For some, PBL is a special week or one unit.  Not for Maggie, it is her class all day, every day.  Maggie demystifies PBL and provides the listeners with actionable steps towards how to build your students and yourself towards the capacity for PBL.  At the beginning of the show, we dive deep into a very intense moment in her classroom related to student identity.  As Maggie says herself, "the best Maggie has yet to come."  She shows what it means to be a passionate, dedicated educator.
In this episode we cover:

Approaching student identity and LQBTQ topics
Incorporating social justice into learning
Whattup Wednesday
Tackling challenging conversations with a class
Examples of Project-Based Learning
Building capacity for independent learning
Teaching math with Tinkercad