The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2020

I’d already adapted this class in 2013 as one of Coursera’s free online humanities offerings. I’ve been particularly impressed by suggestions that lead to more active learning (or project-based learning) among students who are scattered across great distances. Will the 2020 coronavirus pandemic change that?

Education 129

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: “Wanting students to be able to ‘analyse, synthesise and evaluate’ information sounds like a reasonable goal,” writes Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia.

Critical Thinking 112

Critical Thinking Research Teaching Education 112

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

. — Tahiv McGee spent Fridays during his senior year of high school at Rutgers University-Newark, where he worked with faculty and a doctoral student on a psychology research study. Like a good STEM student, Mann started by doing his own research project. Related: High school seniors reveal choices in joyous ‘signing day’ ceremony.

Charter School 91

Charter School Psychology K-12 Project-Based Learning 91