Student led learning is a worthwhile endeavor, with a variety of benefits, especially if you have set the stage to promote independence. A great place to start is with the student-directed learning space itself. Designing your classroom setup in a way that promotes independence and self-direction makes the transition to student led learning easier and more enjoyable for everyone! Let's take a look.
 Student-led project-based learning is powerful, but a successful student-led project-based classroom starts with preparation. These five project-based learning teaching strategies will help you put the right systems, tools, and structure in place before you launch PBL, so everything runs more smoothly later.
Plus, grab my free mini-course to walk through the process with me!  The first week classroom activities I use aren't fillers before the real learning begins. They're intentionally designed to build the relationships, community, and skills students need to thrive in a student-led PBL classroom.
 Looking for effective project based learning teaching strategies but not sure where to start? These 10 beginner-friendly tips will help you confidently transition to student-led, project-based learning one step at a time.
What is project-based learning? What is self-directed learning, and how is self-directed project-based learning different than standard PBL? Why is self-directed project-based learning important for learners?
Get your answers! Start here. 
How can you, the teacher or parent of teenagers, set the stage for building strong student resumes with no work experience? Oftentimes, our CTE students, high school seniors, or even teenagers just looking for summer jobs freeze when they start writing their resumes, because wait...there's nothing to put on their resumes!
High schoolers are young, so understandably, they may not have robust resumes yet. YET. But there's always time, especially with guidance from parents and teachers. This blog post offers resume examples for high school students, from skills such as leadership and organization to real and reflective work experience.  Hey, there! Happy June! This is a great time for summer activities for teens that keep skill-building rolling even when they're not in school!
For many of us, summer break is almost here (or here already), which has some of us parents of teenagers scrambling for ideas to fill the time in a fun and productive way. That’s where this blog post comes in! Keep reading for 10 awesome summer skill-building activities for teens. 
If you were to ask me, "How can I make my high school summer school class fun, engaging, and personally meaningful?" (and not just for the kids), I would say to make personalized, self-directed project-based learning the foundation of your high school summer school class! Why? Let's take a look.
 How do you engage students at the end of the year? Ahhhh…one of teaching’s biggest questions.
At this point in the year - after testing, with finals around the corner - students need something different. That’s where these fun end-of-the-year activities for high school come in. They’re reflective, celebratory, and genuinely fun, while still building real skills and meaningful learning experiences.  If you’ve been searching for experiential projects that actually work in real classrooms, not just ideas that sound good on paper, you’re not alone, and I've got you!
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Blog IntentTo provide innovative educational resources for educators, parents, and students, that go beyond lecture and worksheets. AuthorSara Segar, experiential life-science educator and advisor, curriculum writer, and mother of two. 
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