Suzie Boss: Educational Blogger

     Another blog that I have been following is from Mrs. Suzie Boss who is a frequent blogger with particular interests in project-based learning as well as social justice. The idea of project based learning is becoming more and more popular in education and I personally believe that it is a great way to increase motivation as well as interest in the learning experience for students. I have attached a link so that you may find her blog and posts here. 

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     On February 5, 2016 Mrs. Boss posted a blog on project based learning and global climate change. In this blog, high students were able to develop their own ideas on energy saving and pitch their potential ideas to a group of entrepreneurs and experts. The top teams that presented will even receive funding and job opportunities to make these ideas a reality in the near future (Boss, Feb 5, 2016). This blog post and project are an excellent example of both project based learning as well as environmental literacy. Environmental literacy can be taught through this exercise and can help students better learn about the environment as well as their own ideas on it. They can decide for themselves what they believe are the major issues facing our environment and global climate change and then create a project on how they may stop the progression of environmental change. The project based learning in this example can also be applied to any of the other 21st century literacies that are being integrated into the everyday classroom. Projects on finance or the media and technology can also be incorporated into project based learning and can help students to become more literate in various areas. 

     Throughout Mrs. Boss' blog it is evident that interest and project based learning are very important to her and are the focus of many of the blogs. As well, various 21st century concepts such as technology, finances and the environment play a big role in her blog making it the perfect read for anyone interested in the 21st century literacies/concepts and ways that they can be incorporated into your own classroom. 

References

Boss, S. (2016, Feb 5). Student innovators take local action on global climate change. Retrieved from: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/student-innovators-take-local-action-global-climate-challenge-suzie-boss