Get started planning high quality PBL (Project Based Learning) experiences for your students. This guide helps you plan a project with an intuitive project design process that can be aligned to learning outcomes, such as the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and other sets of standards and learning outcomes. This planning resource and reference companion is also a useful tool that is provided to participants of the PBL Consulting INTRO TO PBL workshop - learn more at www.pblconsulting.org. Participants use the guide actively to learn about and apply an intuitive project planning...

Another book on school change, sigh... Indeed, it seems the only conversational constant about schools nowadays is change - changing curricula, changing teaching practices, changing societal expectations, changing students, changing digital technology and the list goes on... And yet, actual change is rare to find. The challenges facing school leaders trying to improve schools and experiences for our learners have never been greater. Not to mention, change is almost always met with resounding resistance. So, what if we could change the experience of change? Cue: Learner-Centered Design (LCD) -...

Meet Alex and his friends Max, Lily, Bella and Jack who are all members of the A-Team. "A" stands for both Awesome and Autism. Join Alex as he helps us understand Autism and teaches us about his strengths and challenges in addition to those of the fellow A-Team members. Observe how social situations in school can lead to various conflicts or confusion. Then, participate each week in A-Team meetings, led by their teacher Ms. Corina. Learn how Ms. Corina helps the members of the A-Team address various social skill challenges. Review strategies, steps and actions to proactively address common...

Join Alex as he encounters conflict with his peers because he always wants to play basketball and never wants to play the games his friends - Max, Lily, Jack & Bella - suggest playing. These disagreements and frustrations carry over into an A-Team friendship group meeting with their teacher, Ms. Corina, who shares: "The Big Three - 3 Ways to Compromise." Join Alex and the A-Team as they learn and practice HOW to compromise using The Big Three With explicit social learning, Alex CAN overcome this common social challenge "The A-Team Presents..." book series and social skills curriculum is...

When Jack jokes around too much in class he hopes it will make his friends like him more. But instead he disrupts class, upsets his teacher, gets in trouble and then even gets his pal Alex in trouble and upset with him. At an A-Team friendship group meeting with their teacher Ms. Corina, Jack learns to see Alex's perspective and they explore when it's ok to be silly and when it's not. With explicit social learning, Jack and all of us can learn to overcome this common social challenge

Meet Henry and his classmates Alex, Max, Lily, Bella and Jack. Henry starts to notice that kids in his school get to do different activities, have different privileges and even seem to follow different rules. He wonders why and even gets frustrated because he thinks it isn't fair. Then, his mom helps him understand that everyone has different needs. Join Henry as he explores why fair isn't always equal. "The A-Team Presents..." book series and social skills curriculum is used by parents and educators to help children develop social skills and proactively address a range of common social...

Lily shows us how much she likes to be in charge when she seizes every opportunity to be in control and call the shots. When her friends get upset, they discuss the pattern with their teacher Ms. Corina in an A-Team friendship group meeting and learn how to use "self-talk" and other specific strategies to take turns being in charge. Lily and all of us can learn to overcome this common social challenge "The A-Team Presents..." book series and social skills curriculum is used by parents and educators to help children develop social skills and proactively address a range of common social...

Join Max as he encounters difficulty with changes in the schedule and routines when a substitute teachers leads his class for a week while his teacher is out. His troubles spill into an A-Team friendship group meeting with their teacher Ms. Corina, who shares strategies for dealing with change and learning to be flexible when things that are out of the ordinary. With explicit social learning, Max and all of us can learn to overcome this common social challenge "The A-Team Presents..." book series and social skills curriculum is used by parents and educators to help children develop social...