Sometimes, when students are following their own interests, they have difficulty transitioning from the “fun” parts of a project to the “work” parts of a project. For example, Julian’s mom Kester is an artist, so she loves to draw. But in order to be a professional artist, she has to learn how to do things… Read More »
Category: Project Based Learning
Moving to Learn
Kinesthetic or tactile learning is a learning style in which students carry out physical activities to gain information, rather than passive activities such as listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations. For students who are kinesthetic learners, moving helps memory happen. A kinesthetic learner has a hard time learning through traditional lecture-based classes. To put… Read More »
Teaching Insights from a Teacher Who Thrives in Our Micro-School
Our guest blogger is Casey Ikeda (on the right working with English teacher Jacob). Casey, a Seattle native, is in his second year teaching at LEADPrep. Although he went to school in San Francisco, his huge extended family tugged on his heart strings and brought him back to the city he loves! Like many Seattle… Read More »
Teaching Multi-Age English in Micro-Schools
Our guest blogger this month is Jacob Janin, who is in his second year teaching English at LEADPrep. He received a BA in philosophy from Whitman college, and loves audiobooks, cooking, and sports. At LEADPrep, we believe that our primary responsibility in English class is to foster within our students a lasting love of reading… Read More »
The Joy of a Small Class
Common sense tells us that smaller class size is good for students. Large public schools are often partly judged by their average class size. As a micro-school, LEADPrep has the benefit of small class sizes. But how is that really a benefit? Project Based Learning Small schools can specialize in hands-on and project-based learning that… Read More »
LEADPrep Knows How ADHD Works
ADHD is one of the most common conditions in childhood. Here are some facts about how it works. ADHD Facts ADHD is not caused by bad parenting, too much sugar, or too many video games. ADHD is a brain-based, biological disorder that is caused by differences in brain anatomy and wiring. It’s not a “sickness”… Read More »
How did your work help someone else?
It used to be that when students went to school their subjects were arrayed before them in “silos.” Now we know that while that is one way to teach, there are better ways – and at LEADPrep we are happy to delve into and use those better ways to help our students grow not just… Read More »
Being A STEM School
Being a STEM School is more than just teaching science, technology, engineering, and math. As a part of the Place Schools program here at LEADPrep we believe that STEM is a way of thinking. We don’t just teach STEM we support students to be STEM thinkers. Science is a verb. Science is not just… Read More »
Soft Skills Are Important, too!
We all know that a good education is important to getting a good job after graduation. Educational researchers are constantly studying attributes to ensure that we know what students need to know in order to build successful careers. STEM is a good example of that. As technology gets more ubiquitous in our society, the need… Read More »
Meaningful Learning Happens Outside of the Classroom
School is boring. Do you think that is true? What about “meaningful learning happens outside of the classroom?” Kevin Bushweller is the Executive Editor of EdWeek Market Brief and he took on that issue as part of a Special Report for Education Week. He does not mean to imply that great learning is NOT happening… Read More »