With a limited understanding of the behind-the-scenes work, one might think all learners do is foam milk and shop online. Let me assure you that nothing could be further from the truth. Instead, Embark combines authentic tasks, which allow learners to see the results of their learning in action, with competency-based instruction, which ensures that learners develop the skills necessary to complete each task to a professional standard.
Read MoreThere is a widely accepted philosophy that responsibility and trust must be earned, but what if we have it backward? What if the answer was really that when given responsibility and trust, adolescents learn more, work harder, and are more likely to earn more opportunities?
Read MoreEmbedded learning opens the path to true student ownership of learning. When I say that the Pinwheel Post is student-run, I really mean it. All of the written and graphic content is created and edited by students. Student web designers determine the layout of each post. Students on the production management team determine the blog’s publication schedule, keep writers and artists on deadline, and manage the workflow of student editors and fact-checkers. Finally, the blog’s editor-in-chief, also a student, reviews and approves each piece before it goes live. Oh, and he also manages the blog’s yearly budget…
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