KRISTINE COONEY AND susan sobehrad, educational consultantS
Synergy
Our goal is to harness innate creativity to help teachers design work that is engaging and empowering in ways that cross curricular boundaries. Whether project-based or stand alone, the lessons we help teachers create open pathways for the humanities and the sciences to blend seamlessly into meaningful learning experiences.
Project Highlights: Our Impact on the World
This video highlights a humanities project, "Our Impact on the World," that focuses on trade, globalization, and consumption.
Water Stewardship: An Escape Room Project
Walk through the steps of a PBL project devoted to teaching students and the public about water stewardship and our Great Lakes.
Excerpts from RIGOR: Not Rigor Mortis
This video highlights key ideas from a training session that emphasizes that rigor does not mean more work, rigor means stepping outside of the box to engage students differently. #IconicTeaching #curriculum #project based learning #student engagement
The Greatest Lakes: Our Most Precious Resource
Kristine and Susan talk about the state of the Great Lakes.
Marble Grand Prix: The Finals
Marble Grand Prix is a project that combines science and humanities--Common Core ELA standards and NGSS physical science standards--to create a challenge students won't soon forget. This video invites you to share the final race--the Marble Grand Prix.
