This blog is by Amy Demarest, a curriculum coach that works out of northern Vermont. Her interest is place-based education and the many ways that teachers use their local environment to enrich learning, the lives of their students and the well-being of their communities. Check out our website at http://www.ourcurriculummatters.com/
Amazing video about youth voice
Ideas for student-centered learning projects
The writers of this blog suggest a lesson in which students are asked to experiment with developing their own curriculum. First, students make a list of the top 10 things they would like to learn, which they then share with their peers to look for similarities and differences. They then watch a video about a group of students who planned and implemented a self-directed learning initiative, before embarking on their own student-centered projects. NYTimes.com/The Learning Network blog (3/21)