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March 12, 2026
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Category: Project-Based Learning

Action Plan, Meet Google.

Back in December, a couple of my colleagues (thanks Charles) nominated me for the Google Certified Innovator program. I...
Design Thinking, Google Innovators, Professional Development, Project-Based Learning, Reflective Practice, Think Forward

#TeachCities: NYC Edition

Why should we #teachcities to young people? For me, today was a perfect illustration of how the city, in...
Authentic Experience, Design Trust for Public Space, Meaningful Connections, Project-Based Learning, Teach Cities

Community Garden, Community Service

*originally posted on the Greenwood College School website on May 22, 2014.  Over the past year, students in Grade...
Authentic Experience, Classroom Environment, Collaboration, Project-Based Learning, Service Learning, Teach Cities

Choose Your Own Adventure: Student Designed Curriculum

Last week, my grade 12 students presented their final "deliverables" created in their "Choose Your Own Adventure" (CYOA) unit...
Authentic Experience, Meaningful Connections, Personalization and Differentiation, Project-Based Learning, Teach Cities, Think Forward, Writing Portfolio

Design Thinking in the Classroom

* This article was originally posted on the Greenwood College School blog, PersonalizedLearning.ca In a recent New York Times...
Project-Based Learning, Teach Cities, Think Forward, Writing Portfolio

Keeping it Real: Regent Park Revitalization

As mentioned in my previous post, engaging students through social action has always been one of my goals.  This...
Authentic Experience, Collaboration, Mentoring Teachers, Personalization and Differentiation, Project-Based Learning, Service Learning, Social Action, Teach Cities

Keeping It Real: The Green Line Competition

  One of my priorities as an educator is to connect students to the real world while also making...
Authentic Experience, Collaboration, Project-Based Learning, Teach Cities, Think Forward

“I love trees”

I love the way that somethings just happen naturally.  This year, my Green Industries class seemed to grow organically...
Inquiry Learning, Meaningful Connections, Mentoring Teachers, Passion for Subject, Project-Based Learning, Teach Cities

Student Vote: Democracy in Action

Once again this year, I had the good fortune of having an election take place during my Civics course....
Authentic Experience, Classroom Environment, Personalization and Differentiation, Project-Based Learning, Teach Cities
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