Blog – EXPLO Elevate

This is Me, Learning About How I Learn

June 2022

by Gary Chapin, Consultant and Writer for Educating for Good, Boston. We free the chickens. Well, not all of them. Trial and error can be harsh. I met with Dave Hamilton at the Explo office…

Case Study Tools and Tips

Chicken Run: Documenting Process Without Sucking the Life Out of PBL

June 2022

by David Hamilton, Director of Programs. “Do you have astroturf?” That was Gary Chapin’s first question when I introduced this challenge: There is a chicken on a car about to roll down a ramp onto…

Tools and Tips Video

Designs in 90 Seconds – Shadow Casting

June 2022

by David Hamilton, Director of Programs In our latest “Designs in 90 Seconds” video, we explore shadow casting. With a few pieces of cardstock, some Playdoh, and your smartphone, you can have a quick and…

Case Study Tools and Tips

Improving Your Teaching with One Piece of Data (Part 2): Observing Robots

June 2022

by David Hamilton, Director of Programs, EXPLO Elevate. Recently, a high school robotics teacher asked me to observe her class. When I asked her what kind of feedback she was looking for, she said, “Anything…

Essay Resource Toolkit

How to Find the Grail: The Path to Student Engagement (Part 2): Beware the False Flag of Rigor

May 2022

By Ross Peters, Managing Partner, EXPLO Elevate I sensed it was a badge of immaturity to ask about content relevance when I was a middle school student in an all-boys school. It was not a…

Resource Toolkit Workshop

New Summer Workshop: UNDISCIPLINED!

May 2022

We are excited to announce a four-day, dynamic workshop to help you find and create connections between your subject and others! Undisciplined: Creating Connections for Deeper Learning AUGUST 8-11 | 9:00AM-3:00PM | The Willows Community…

Tools and Tips Video

New Video Series: Designs in 90 Seconds

May 2022

by David Hamilton, Director of Programs We are excited to launch a new super-short video series called, “Designs in 90 Seconds.” At EXPLO, we believe making is a critical skill. In making these new videos, our goal…

Elevate Blog

Recent Posts

This is Me, Learning About How I Learn

Chicken Run: Documenting Process Without Sucking the Life Out of PBL

Designs in 90 Seconds – Shadow Casting

Improving Your Teaching with One Piece of Data (Part 2): Observing Robots

How to Find the Grail: The Path to Student Engagement (Part 2): Beware the False Flag of Rigor

New Summer Workshop: UNDISCIPLINED!

New Video Series: Designs in 90 Seconds

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