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… 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… 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… 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,… 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… 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,… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read More »
