Learn Like a Pirate
Empower Your Students to Collaborate, Lead, and Succeed
Get Ready for Adventure!
Treasure Map Leading Us to Success!
January 27 Leaving Shore!--Student-led Classrooms and Peer Collaboration
February 3 Raising the Sails!--Growth and Responsibility
February 10 X Marks the Spot!--Active Learning & 21st Century Skills
February 17 Speak with the Captain!--Chat with the Author/Students & Empowerment
February 24 Opening the Treasure Chest!--Share New Learning
"It's what children deserve." p9
Introduction by Paul Solarz
Ideas and Reflections
Project-Based Learning
"We're not just a class; we're a crew! We're in this together!" p39
Weekly Reflections and Responses
January 27--Practice Flipgrid; Flipgrid--What concerns do you have about creating a student-led classroom, or, if you have tried, what roadblocks have you encountered? What ideas from Chapter 3 are you going to implement to avoid these concerns?
February 3--Google Docs: What questions do you have for the author, Paul Solarz, that he could answer to help better guide us in creating student-led classrooms? What questions do you have for Paul’s students about their classroom?
February 10--Start a brief presentation to share with all staff in Pages, Keynote/Slides, or iMovie to share how you have implemented ideas from the book study.
February 17--Add additional questions for the author to our Google Doc and continue your presentation so you are ready to share next week!
February 24--Continue implementing practices to empower your students!