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How to Make a High School Authentic Learning Experience Real world and Relevant

1/3/2022

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Authentic learning experience real world learning in the classroom
​Relevance and real world learning in the classroom or homeschool is so important for students, not only to engage in learning but for them to care about the content. 

Fostering an authentic learning environment for your students is critical. Focusing on concepts that are part of the life and the real-world, part your students' lives beyond the walls of the classroom, helps them find purpose in the experience, which is at the heart of experiential learning.

But what is an authentic learning experience, and how do you plan an authentic learning experience that engages high school students in real world and relevant topics?

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Top 10 Favorite New Years Activity Ideas for Experiential Learners

12/14/2021

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Blog cover for my top 10 New Years activity ideas for experiential learning
YES! Winter break is upon many of us, the holidays are in full effect, and you want to spend this break, well, taking a break! So planning a New Years activity for your experiential learners when you all return is not even something you can wrap your mind around right now. Your goal is to get a break! I completely get it.

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How to Effectively Adapt the Experiential Learning Process for Any Age Group

12/3/2021

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Blog cover photo for how to modify the experiential learning process to work for all ages.
The experiential learning process is very specific. So, the experiential learning approach is similar regardless of age group, skill level, subject area, and learning environment. 

My classroom teaching experience is with high school life science students at a small charter school. I am now home with my own young kids and use the same principles of experiential learning with them as I did with my secondary students. This blog post is all about how I do that; how I adapt the experiential learning process to work for all ages.

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6 Ways to Make Experiential Learning in Your K-12 Classroom Free

11/9/2021

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How to get free experiential learning resources and free learning materials for your classroom or homeschool
Experiential learning is a fantastic way to engage classroom and homeschool students in fun, personalized, and self-directed learning experiences. But how can you afford it? Is it possible to make hands-on learning where students are actively involved in every experience budget-friendly?

The answer is yes! In fact, I would argue that if you're working on a tight budget, experiential learning is the way to go. There are many strategies that I use to get cheap or free learning materials for experiential learning.

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Four Creative Ways to Assess Students Experiential Learning Outcomes

11/2/2021

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Ways to assess students experiential learning outcomes
All kids are different. We know this. This is the foundation of experiential teaching. Experiential learning is also a process that doesn't always lead to black and white outcomes, wrong or right answers. Yet it is still common practice to evaluate all students as if they are the same.

How do we evaluate experiential learning then? How do we assess learning outcomes when those desired outcomes vary so widely among students? What are some ways to assess students or evaluate learning outcomes in a way that is personalized, isn't one size fits all, doesn't necessarily test for right or wrong answers, and measures growth and skill development in addition to content knowledge? 

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How to Confidently Align Experiential Learning Experiences with State Standards in Education

10/25/2021

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What are my thoughts on required state standards in education? Or national standards or any standards? I think I get this question as much as I do because of my experiential philosophy. How can a teacher like myself facilitate experiential learning experiences and teach to the state standards in education at the same time? 

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Why Is Learning By Reflection Important And How Do I Add It To Curriculum

10/17/2021

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How to enhance classroom experiential learning by reflection
Experiential learning and reflection go hand-in-hand. Reflection is an important characteristic of experiential learning, so as an educator with an experiential learning classroom philosophy, I make it a point to enhance learning by reflection. 

I add a reflection piece to almost every learning experience that my students have, within AND beyond the walls of the classroom. Reflecting on the process, the outcomes, the content, the goals, and the skills-acquired from the experience really drive the learning experience home.

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Inspiring Examples of Experiential Learning Science Activity Ideas for All Ages

10/5/2021

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high school science examples of experiential learning activities
Welcome to the beginning of my experiential learning blog series specifically on examples of experiential learning activities. I have been writing about the topic of experiential learning for over a month and have covered experiential learning importance, how to set up your classroom for experiential learning, and have even offered examples of experiential learning methods.

What I haven't done is offer you specific examples of experiential learning activities at play. For the next few weeks I will be laying out and showing you experiential learning activities in action. ​

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5 Innovative, Student-Centered, and Engaging Experiential Learning Activity Types

9/28/2021

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Top 5 experiential learning activity types for my high school students
In the world of experiential learning there is a lot of talk about theory and philosophy; about what experiential learning is and what it is not, the benefits of experiential learning, and the purpose of it. 

But the most common question that I get from educators is not about experiential learning in theory but about experiential learning in practice.

How do I practice experiential learning with my k12 students? What is an experiential learning activity? What are experiential learning activity types? What approach or experiential learning activity is the best fit for me and my students? How do I facilitate experiential learning in my classroom and beyond?

These are the questions that this blog post is going to get at. This post is all about my favorite experiential learning activities. ​

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Why I Don't Give My Students Worksheets and What I Do Instead

9/21/2021

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Are worksheets good or bad? Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but no worksheets is my class motto. See why I don't use worksheets and what I do instead. Find free worksheet alternative inside.
Are worksheets good or bad? That is the question.

For those of you that follow my blog closely you have probably formulated a guess as to my answer to this question. I'm going to start by saying that I don't think worksheets are "bad". I believe that they have a place in this world, but in very very very very very small doses. There are ample alternatives to worksheets, and I hope you'll consider them.

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