Real World Connections That Make Learning Relevant

Real world connections answer "Why do we have to learn this?" They make every subject relevant and boost student engagement, says Dr. Annalies Corbin, author of Hacking School: Five Strategies to Link Learning to Life.

We talk about practical ways to help students know why what they are learning matters to their lives. This is a great episode for teachers who feel like "because I said so" isn't cutting it anymore.

Annalies founded the PAST Foundation to help link learning to life, and she shares how we can connect real world learning to the standards we already teach.

What you'll learn:

• What math researchers say to do in the first minute of every class
• Big real world problems you can bring into science, math or history
• How an ecosystems theme and a zoo trip can run all quarter
• How the businesses your students drive past every day can shape your next unit
• What changed for middle schoolers who said "I want to be a nurse" during a summer program
• The strategy teachers worry will cost them control of their classroom but doesn't need to
• Why nobody rings a bell in the real world when it is "time to change subjects"

Full show notes, transcript, and resources: https://www.coolcatteacher.com/e1026