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Doctor Who Project-Based English Study

October 14, 2014 by Gwyn Ridenhour 4 Comments

Doctor Who Project-Based English Study

I’ve had the fantastic honor these past few weeks of teaching an online class with Gifted Homeschoolers Forum called the Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey, Project-Based Learning Course. I have eight kids in this Doctor Who-themed class, from ages 9-13 who live on the east and west coasts, and several places in between. We’re having a blast. I… [Read More]

Filed Under: English, Project-Based Learning, Technology in School, Visual Arts Tagged With: Doctor Who, film-making

The Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey, Project-Based Learning Course

August 11, 2014 by Gwyn Ridenhour 7 Comments

The Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey, Project-Based Learning Course

Calling all Doctor Who fans! Remember last fall when Eva built her TARDIS (the spaceship from Doctor Who), and we used that project to study math and engineering, circuitry and problem solving, consumer ethics and fine motor skills? Well, this fall, I’m building on the success and fun of that project to offer a semester-length… [Read More]

Filed Under: Project-Based Learning Tagged With: Doctor Who, Gifted Homeschoolers Forum, online course

How to Build Doctor Who’s TARDIS: A Case Study in Project-Based Learning, Part 2

October 24, 2013 by Gwyn Ridenhour 5 Comments

How to Build Doctor Who’s TARDIS: A Case Study in Project-Based Learning, Part 2

After more than three weeks of planning, gathering, figuring, engineering, and building, may I present to you the 11th Doctor and her TARDIS! Eva is so very proud of her blue box on wheels, and I am too. In the first part of this post, I outlined the concepts and life skills we were learning… [Read More]

Filed Under: Math, Physics/Engineering Tagged With: Doctor Who, Halloween, TARDIS

Hands-On Math and Engineering, Doctor Who Style: A Case Study in Project-Based Learning

October 14, 2013 by Gwyn Ridenhour 17 Comments

Hands-On Math and Engineering, Doctor Who Style: A Case Study in Project-Based Learning

  Ok, all you Whovians. It’s time for an update on Eva’s T.A.R.D.I.S, which I will from now on simply call TARDIS, because I hate typing all those periods. We’ve been working every day for the past two weeks on the 3-D cardboard replica of the TARDIS that will become part of Eva’s Halloween costume…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Curriculum Design, Math, Physics/Engineering, Project-Based Learning Tagged With: Doctor Who, Halloween, hands-on learning, TARDIS

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