Michael Finnegan
Challenge-Based Learning: Every Solution Needs a Problem
Many science lessons, as traditionally taught, are often uninspiring, even though science itself is a fascinating way to satisfy our...
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Michael Finnegan
- Aug 20
- 3 min
Science: The Gateway to All-Around Academic Excellence
Introduction In education, there's a transformation underway —one that centers hands-on learning experiences over traditional...
Michael Finnegan
- Jul 23
- 5 min
Shoring up Democracy with Science
The impact of a high-quality science education on democratic principles cannot be overstated. How did we get here? And where are we headed?
Michael Finnegan
- May 2
- 3 min
Unleashing the Scientist Within: Cultivating Curiosity in Microschools Â
As microschool and homeschool leaders, you have the incredible privilege of nurturing and guiding children. In my 20+ years of experience...
Michael Finnegan
- Mar 1, 2022
- 5 min
Science in the United States
QuantumCamp teaches science according to NGSS standards and the core ideas behind social constructivism.
Michael Finnegan
- Feb 1, 2022
- 6 min
Every Solution Needs a Problem
This is a blog post about a method of teaching science called ‘challenge-based learning’. Most science content, which most teachers...
Michael Finnegan
- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
Science and Math Learning For Our New Era
The Architecture of a Self-Paced Course QuantumCamp has created a course platform for a new era in education. Amidst the frustration of...
Michael Finnegan
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
No One Talks About the Course
How QC Makes Deep Learning Happen QuantumCamp generates hundreds of amazing reviews. Here are a few recent examples: How do we do this?...
Michael Finnegan
- Nov 1, 2021
- 3 min
The Globally Minded Individual
Dewey’s and Montessori’s Vision is Realized QuantumCamp’s philosophical core springs forth from the great research-based pedagogies of...
Michael Finnegan
- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
Hacking Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development
Not relying on adaptive learning software Lev Vygotsky, a Soviet psychologist, built a theory of cognitive development in the 1920s and...
Michael Finnegan
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
Developing Individual Learning
How does QuantumCamp build science and math courses to engage students? Each child learns at a different level Learning occurs when...
Michael Finnegan
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
Education Revolutions on the Edge will become Mainstream
Homeschool Numbers Will Skyrocket There Will Be a Revolution The permanent homeschool population (pod and micro schooling included) will...
Michael Finnegan
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
The Pod Paradox
Is Curriculum the Obvious Solution? The Paradox There is a great paradox in K-12 education. Teachers do so much to teach our future...
Michael Finnegan
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
QC’s Statement on the Takeover of the US Capitol Building
Connecting With Compassion QuantumCamp Inc is an organization whose sole mission is to inspire and enlighten kids and adults on the...
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