Solutionary teaching and learning takes PBL to the next level. Solutionary teaching and learning deliberately develops students’ critical, systems, strategic, creative and ethical thinking skills in service of finding solutions to problems they care about. We are leaving a world full of challenges to the next generation. It is up to us to teach students the types of thinking skills they will need to address the problems they see in the world and to practice developing solutions to problems that do the most good and least harm to people, animals and the planet. Solutionary teaching and learning is what students need to graduate with agency and optimism. Workshop participants will learn about solutionary teaching and learning, why it is important, and the ins and outs of a flexible four phase change-maker framework they can use in their classroom, school or district. Participants will leave with a solid understanding of a powerful pedagogy that can be integrated into multiple content areas and at multiple grade levels. They will gain access to free resources, including a guidebook, that they can use to support implementation. This session is most suitable for teachers of grades 6 and up, curriculum leaders, building and district administrators.
