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20 Citizen Science Projects for Students of All Ages

5/19/2025

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Spring is the perfect time of year for citizen science! It's warming up outside, students are getting antsy and exhausted, testing is underway, and breaks are badly needed.

​On top of that, things start to get active in the world of wildlife, especially in temperate regions like Minnesota. Animals emerge from hibernation, migrating species begin their long journeys to their summer sanctuaries, and it's breeding season for many organisms. 
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10 Benefits of a Project-Based Summer School Program for High Schoolers

5/17/2025

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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.

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Four Life Skills Example Projects for High School Students

4/25/2025

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What are some essential life skills and how can you as a teacher help your high school students build these essential skills? With experiential learning! This post offers some life skills example projects to inspire you! Let’s take a look!

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20 Innovative Mental Health Awareness Month Activities for Students

4/2/2025

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Awareness around mental health has evolved significantly over recent years. The stigma around mental health has changed dramatically between now and when I was a child, but there's still more work to be done, especially as it relates to teen mental health. Inside this post, you'll find 20 mental health awareness activities for students!

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Top 12 Young Adult Books for High School Women's Studies Units

3/4/2025

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About ten years ago I picked up a book called "Half the Sky". Within the first chapter I read this quote: "More than 100 million women are missing..." at any given time. This is because of trafficking, gendercide, domestic violence, etc. This quote, and this book, really struck me. I mentioned it, and the PBS documentary that goes along with it, to a few of my high school students.

​They were interested, largely because many of the issues resonated with them personally. These students led project-based learning experiences on some of the issues and shared their final products with the school community. 
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10 Inspiring Women's History Project Based Learning Ideas to Celebrate Women's History Month

2/22/2025

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So you’re looking for activities for women’s history month, but wonder how you can make them experiential? Women’s history project based learning is the way to go! 

There are so many history project based learning activities for Women’s History Month, and I will offer some of those ideas right here in this blog post.

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10 Quality Nutrition and Health Project Ideas for High School Students

2/21/2025

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Happy National Nutrition Awareness Month, friends! Well, very shortly (March). 

It’s always a fantastic time to have your students work on a meaningful and impactful health project, but National Nutrition Awareness Month is a great excuse to take that plunge.

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4 PBL Culture-Building Techniques to Create a Passionate and Collaborative Learning Community

1/7/2025

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One of the most important aspects of project-based learning, especially when student-led, is PBL culture-building.

​Developing an amazing project-based learning experience is an achievement and feels good, for sure, but that PBL design is only a dream if PBL culture isn’t part of the equation. 

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12 Great Ways to Use the Community as a Resource in Project-Based Learning

12/15/2024

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One of my favorite aspects of project-based learning is the use of community experts. Using the community as a resource for PBL is valuable on a number of levels, as it makes learning more authentic and real-world-focused.

But how can students utilize community experts for project-based learning experiences? In what ways can learners use the community as a resource? Let's dive in!

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10 Effective Group Work Strategies for Students to Improve Collaboration

10/14/2024

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“What are some effective group work strategies for students?” I’m asked this question a lot, and understand it well as a project-based educator. I’ve been through the ups and downs that come along with group projects, and as a result, have developed some group work strategies for effective collaboration. Let’s take a look.

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