This book offers a fresh perspective on how to cultivate learning within a project environment. It provides a framework to facilitate project practitioners' systematic reflection on their learning activities and to help them build a project learning practice. Combining theory and data, it will appeal to a wide academic and practitioner audience.

Finally, an easy way to create a real change in your classroom! Do you want to drive change in education but feel restricted by the system? Do you want to create an innovative culture in your classroom? You've entered this profession because you have a passion for teaching young people. You want to shape the minds of the young generation and develop our next leaders and change-makers. It's your calling! But then you got into the system and discovered many hurdles in your way to fulfilling your calling. It frustrates you. You feel that you can't become the teacher you want to be. But what if there was an easy way to turn your classroom into an entrepreneurial environment? What if there are proven strategies that you could implement with your students tomorrow? Think Unique combines the creative thinking and innovation process that drive start-ups and organisations success with the principles of Project-Based Learning. By adopting this approach, you bring the methodologies used by the best innovators and thought leaders of our time to your classroom. It is a practical, easy to follow how-to book that will enable you to create an innovation-led environment in your classroom. Think Unique promotes entrepreneurship education and lead students to become confident and creative leaders. With this book, you will develop your students 21st-century skills, provide them with a voice and open their world to infinite possibilities! Whether you are new to project-based learning or want to enhance your teaching capabilities, Think Unique is the book for you. Ortal Green is a thought leader who has implemented Design Thinking methodologies in primary schools. Her book breaks down the main principles of project-based learning and explains the why, the what, and the how behind this approach using real-life classroom examples. This innovative framework can be used for any subject, including STEM, Math & Literacy. Experts rave about Think Unique: "In such a dramatically changing world, our children will need to be creators and problem-solvers. Ortal Green has responded beautifully to this need with a practical and inspiring exploration of Project-Based Learning. This is the book for every teacher who cares about the future." Tony Ryan, International Best-Selling Author, learning futurist and Education consultant. "It's not just shifted my students' thinking; it shifted my thinking as well and the way I look to design project-based inquiry experiences in the future. I am really excited by the change that it had in such a small space in time with our students already." Hayden Callahan, project-based inquiry leader Start your Think Unique journey today!

How lessons from kindergarten can help everyone develop the creative thinking skills needed to thrive in today's society. In kindergartens these days, children spend more time with math worksheets and phonics flashcards than building blocks and finger paint. Kindergarten is becoming more like the rest of school. In Lifelong Kindergarten, learning expert Mitchel Resnick argues for exactly the opposite: the rest of school (even the rest of life) should be more like kindergarten. To thrive in today's fast-changing world, people of all ages must learn to think and act creatively—and the best way to do that is by focusing more on imagining, creating, playing, sharing, and reflecting, just as children do in traditional kindergartens. Drawing on experiences from more than thirty years at MIT's Media Lab, Resnick discusses new technologies and strategies for engaging young people in creative learning experiences. He tells stories of how children are programming their own games, stories, and inventions (for example, a diary security system, created by a twelve-year-old girl), and collaborating through remixing, crowdsourcing, and large-scale group projects (such as a Halloween-themed game called Night at Dreary Castle, produced by more than twenty kids scattered around the world). By providing young people with opportunities to work on projects, based on their passions, in collaboration with peers, in a playful spirit, we can help them prepare for a world where creative thinking is more important than ever before.

Discover why and how schools must become places where thinking is valued, visible, and actively promoted As educators, parents, and citizens, we must settle for nothing less than environments that bring out the best in people, take learning to the next level, allow for great discoveries, and propel both the individual and the group forward into a lifetime of learning. This is something all teachers want and all students deserve. In Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools, Ron Ritchhart, author of Making Thinking Visible, explains how creating a culture of thinking is more important to learning than any particular curriculum and he outlines how any school or teacher can accomplish this by leveraging 8 cultural forces: expectations, language, time, modeling, opportunities, routines, interactions, and environment. With the techniques and rich classroom vignettes throughout this book, Ritchhart shows that creating a culture of thinking is not about just adhering to a particular set of practices or a general expectation that people should be involved in thinking. A culture of thinking produces the feelings, energy, and even joy that can propel learning forward and motivate us to do what at times can be hard and challenging mental work.

Presents a guide to thirteen different types of projects, a step-by-step planning guide, and lists of references and resources.

Help close the STEM gap through theory and practical tools Containing all of the practical tools needed to put theory into practice, STEM for All by Leena Bakshi McLean provides a roadmap for teachers, instructional coaches, and leaders to better understand the challenges that create low engagement and scores in STEM subjects and implement exciting and culturally relevant teaching plans. This book covers a wealth of key topics surrounding the subject, including classroom culture, discourse, identity, and belonging, family and community participation, and justice-centered core learning. This book uses the Connect, Create, and Cultivate framework from STEM4Real, an organization that provides socially just and culturally relevant STEM teaching and standards-based learning strategies, combined with stories and case studies of real students throughout to provide context for key concepts. In this book, readers will learn about: Six pillars that can throw off the foundation of a classroom, including non-inclusive curriculum and lack of equal access Moments of triumph and resilience that can be used to navigate rocky and recalcitrant relationships Implicit and unconscious biases that can unravel our impact despite our best intentions STEM for All earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all educators motivated to close the STEM gap and better prepare their students for future college and career opportunities in math and science fields.