Lila Speaks
As of yesterday, it had been 13 weeks, or 55 school days, since school started. Yet it was…
Exhibition Blues
In a shadow puppet play, the audience sees only shadows on a screen while the puppeteer’s…
Where Do Projects Come From?
The topic of discussion, as it so often is, was how to make projects meaningful and still…
The Great Lego Caper
One day about midway through the last school year, my students were cleaning the room and…
Messy Business: A Student’s Perspective on PBL
It’s the winter of 2006 and High Tech High International has gone from being a high school…
Speeding Race Cars & Dying Embers
Flash back. It’s the exciting beginning of a new school year. For the next six weeks I…
Learning as Production, Critique as Assessment
You write about learning as production. How did you come to think about learning this way?
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…
Opening up to Math
I cannot count the number of times that I have heard from parents and students alike…