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As teachers, we want our students to be engaged because that is when learning occurs.  While I don't think we should through the baby out with the bathwater, incorporating more hands on learning for students with different learning styles is, in my view, an effective way to meet the needs of those learners who tend to learn in more non-traditional, creative ways.

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Many of us are doing things in our classrooms to encourage and improve student critical thinking and problem solving skills. The piece we are missing is the cross-curricular component. I could see this style incorporated into individual or group capstone projects

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How we lesson plan needs to be more fluid, including how we ask students to approach our content and the content from other classes. Deadlines and expectations need to be established and held to, but the needs of the students and the resources available to them need to be in the forefront.

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Let's get these kids more excited, engaged, and give them learning experiences where skills and processes can be recalled and less easily forgotten.

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They're not much interested in what we're giving them--prescribed reading; worksheets; contrived group work; books they couldn't care less about; everyone on the same page on the same day. WIth content in mind, provide them with MEANINGFUL, RELEVANT, OPEN-ENDED projects that ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY and DEMONSTRATE their learning.

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If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow. - John Dewey

IF we don't take a risk and try to incorporate more of 21st century skills - not just technology - we are robbing kids of their future. The "I hate school" - "Reading sucks" mentality is so common these days because kids sit in their desk, do what they are told, how to do it, and then tested.

Being able to be CREATIVE, COLLABORATE with others, COMMUNICATE, and being able to use CRITICAL THINKING is so important in the future of our students. IF we don't teach our students these skills their future will be replaced by a computer or robot.

Giving students this opportunity even in elementary school is such a positive risk.

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Students, who may not want to be in school, may find a way of learning that works for them.

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I appreciated the collaboration both on the part of the teachers and the students. Being able to sit and plan out lessons, particularly from those with different strengths and perspectives would allow tremendous opportunities to integrate different subjects, combine different resources and mindsets, and ideally provide more creative and engaging experiences.

I think you would need a specific school to test the approach. You would need teacher and parent buy-in as change can be scary.

You would need a specific set of objectives to be taught to give it some structure, but would have to allow teachers some freedom to think outside of the box and use resources that would best accomplish the task. As a district, it seems that we often search for the best program to achieve student growth and then mandate it and tie it to a specific scale. It makes it clear to teachers what is expected and gives them resources to teach with. It puts it into a nice box and provides consistency, but discourages the out-of-box thinking shown in the film.

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One of the schools listed at the end of the movie was Malcolm X Shabazz HS in New Jersey.  Dintersmith and Wagner (of MLTS)are working with this school.  I remembered this because I know a bit about this high school.   This school has about 93% Free and Reduced lunch.  

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One of the schools listed at the end of the movie was Malcolm X Shabazz HS in New Jersey.  Dintersmith and Wagner (of MLTS)are working with this school.  I remembered this because I know a bit about this high school.   This school has about 93% Free and Reduced lunch.  

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What makes this significant, and brings me to my point, is they are using the same PSI science program we so. I think we need to look at the programs we have, and consider what good things we are already doing. How can we enhance them to make them better? I think these type changes will give us the most immediate effects in the classroom.

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Our classrooms would reflect something that addresses issues or topics that are important to our students, not CEO's that want their future workers to have a limited skillset. Students would be more invested in their own learning.

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Our classrooms would reflect something that addresses issues or topics that are important to our students, not CEO's that want their future workers to have a limited skillset. Students would be more invested in their own learning.

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Students would be more invested in their learning 

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Students would be more invested in their learning 

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It could change our entire educational system

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The students would learn more than just facts. They would learn how to work with others and

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The kids could learn how to work together and be prepared for the future. 

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The kids could learn how to work together and be prepared for the future. 

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It goes to relevance, the relevance of content to real life.

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All students can contribute to the learning.

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Students will feel more invested in their learning.

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I will reach all students

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We would have to consider a different environment....physically, philosophically, etc. We would need the support of the community and admin, college admin teams, etc

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As engagement increases discipline decreases.

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Allow students to learn more then just content

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It would allow our students to be comfortable and excited in their learning.

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I think this could lead to widespread reform, but maybe not as quickly as we would like while we still need to be able to teach students specific test standards. I think project based learning is absolutely the future though!

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Develop critical thinkers

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Purposeful work that our students fully own 

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Purposeful work that our students fully own 

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Teaching soft skills are very important life skills- they last for a lifetime

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It would provide opportunities for students to showcase their learning.

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Increase in collaboration or critical thinking

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More collaboration. Different resources needed. More engaged students

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Soft skills are so important

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It can help students become excited about learning again, while providing skills that can help in everyday life. Real world skills.

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