The House That Built Me After spending almost two weeks building a house from the ground up, I learned how to…
A Journey With Venetia Phair, The Girl Who Named Pluto In British Primary, we were encouraged to follow our students’ interests in developing…
Practicing English by Playtesting Games In this project, 85 university students in Japan, all of whom liked board and card …
Re-inventing Romeo and Juliet Students created theatrical design elements—lights, sounds, costumes, set—for Romeo & …
What’s the Story – an Art Project This project was designed to develop children’s painting and drawing skills as well as …
Immigration Podcasts Eighth grade humanities students explored historical waves of immigration, focusing on …
On The Trail Of The Literacy Campaign: An Internship As I sit in a small living room, an elderly woman details her experiences fifty years ago.
Wild About Cramlington Today, I want the 28 students I am working with to experience just enough failure to act…
Teachmeet: PD for Teachers, by Teachers Presenting at an event is voluntary and you can choose to do a 7 minute micro-presentation…
Experiencing Difference Last Spring, as part of our school’s Immersion Week, thirteen students and I headed to…
Bilingual Spoken Word In Spanish class, freshmen explored the theme of “Cruzando fronteras” (crossing borders) …
Uganda Unpacked: A Mizungu Tale As I slid into the small hut on the outskirts of Gulu, I could just make out my companion…
San Diego/Tijuana Crossed Gazes Twenty-two middle school children (12 in Tijuana and 10 in San Diego) learned and applied …
African Bushmeat Expedition In the summer of 2008, Jay Vavra and a group of High Tech High students traveled to…
In Over Our Heads “It began in a whirlwind,” she started. “After the first week, it became apparent to me…