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CBL, IBL and PaBL...loving the "BL"s lately!

11/15/2012

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I have had a fantastic week!  So much professional development!

Yesterday I went to a workshop on Challenge Based Learning at Apple Canada Inc.  Challenge Based Learning is like Project Based Learning but with an authentic challenge to do something about a real challenge/problem in the world.  It was very inspiring!  Read more about it here.

Then today I was lucky enough to attend the Surrey School district's Engaging the Digital Learner DInner Series and hear Shelley Wright talk about Inquiry Based Learning.  Learn more about Shelley here. 

And finally, Hugh McDonald and I also put together a short video and presentation for the same Dinner Series on Passion Based Learning and Genius Hour.  I spent a lot of time this week interviewing students and talking to them about Genius Hour--it was great to hear how passionate they were about Passion Based Learning!
Check out our students below:

It has been a wonderful week!  Lots of learning, reflecting and collaborating! Love it!

Special thanks to Antonio Vendramin for supporting me (with release time, etc) to participate in all of these awesome Pro D opportunities, to Elisa Carlson for providing us with such great learning opportunities, to Hugh McDonald for learning/sharing with me, and to my husband for being supportive of my learning and late night Pro Ds.

What did you learn about this week?
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Hugh McDonald link
11/15/2012 02:16:59 pm

Well said!! It has been an amazing week of learning and sharing. It has been exhausting but so worth it. Thank you for all your hard work, leadership, & friendship. I learn so much from you. You are inspiring!

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Gallit Zvi link
11/18/2012 02:59:37 pm

Right back at you, buddy!
#youmatter

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Joy Kirr link
11/15/2012 08:03:52 pm

Gallit,
I'm SOOOO using this video!! Hopefully I can make one of my own some day! (I love their accents, too!) ;-)
Thank you for being so inspiring!!!
Sincerely,
Joy

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Gallit Zvi link
11/18/2012 03:02:16 pm

And I love that you think we have accents...guess I am just used to it!
Thank you, Joy, for your support, inspiration...everything!
#youmatter

Hugs,
Gallit

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Beverley
11/27/2012 09:29:52 am

Sounds like you had a great week! That week seems to have been full of learning opportunities for many people :)

Thanks for the link to CBL info.... Very cool!

Keep up the sharing!

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