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Notes and reflections from teaching through projects

Breaking the Cycle

6/6/2019

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"I can't even begin to think about next semester yet."


I hear this often. Project teachers at this time of the year are usually very absorbed with planning their exhibitions. Issues and snags appear and they must react quickly to try and display all of the student work. They must make a lot of decisions and it's exhausting. There is not enough room to do all of this and also plan out a project for the next semester, even though a quality project takes a lot of time to plan. It is a cycle of decision fatigue

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    Philip Estrada is a teacher at High Tech High Media Arts in San Diego California. He teaches Physics by having kids build things in a woodshop.

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  • Projects
    • FA 20 Moments that Matter
    • It Gets Funkier
    • Lakeview
    • Signs
    • Inspraytion
    • Along for the Glide
    • Rotational Volumes
    • Making Space
    • PBL Illustrations
    • 60 Word Short Stories
    • Pendulums
    • Changed By Chairs
    • Failure Analysis
    • Inclusive Strategies Podcast
    • Ping Pong Intersession
    • Gearboxes
    • 3d Design Intersession
    • Microscopic Images
  • Distance Learning
    • Physics Appetizers
    • PTIL Examples
  • Helpful Links
    • Democracy Now and Chat
    • Lasercutting
    • Drawing Models
    • Honors
  • Blog
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