@MVHS Library
December 2018
Seasons Readings!
Upon Further Review
by Mike Pesca
Bridge of Clay
From the author of "The Book Thief" comes the story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father’s disappearance.
Defy the Stars
Noemi and Abel are enemies in an interstellar war, forced by chance to work together as they embark on a daring journey through the stars. Their efforts would end the fighting for good, but they're not without sacrifice. The stakes are even higher than either of them first realized, and the more time they spend together, the more they're forced to question everything they'd been taught was true.
Tech Tips
Professional Resource
Here is a definition of Project Based Learning with a pretty succinct description you might find helpful as you create lesson plans. I've also included several links with PBL ideas.
What is PBL?
Project- or problem-based learning starts with a “Driving Question” or problem to guide student research and exploration. For example, our natural disaster project asks the question, “How can you, as part of a national task force, create a product or innovative idea to help save buildings and lives?” PBL projects are usually hands-on, open-ended, student-led, and involve choice. The emphasis is on the process rather than the product, with students learning as much from their mistakes as their successes.
Madigan, Maura. "Eight Project-Based Learning Activities for Your School Library." School Library Journal, 30 Aug. 2018.
PBL Ideas
Math: What Project-Based Learning Looks Like in Math
ELA: Four Tips in Developing Project Based Learning Reflection
Social Studies: Project-Based Learning in Social Studies
Physical Eduction: Using Project Based Learning in Physical Education