Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

Julie is a regular local, state, and national presenter focusing on student-centered learning, authentic work, and project-based learning. In 2014, Jay McTighe asked Julie to join his group, McTighe and Associates, to conduct workshops for educators using the Understanding by Design curriculum framework. Register here!

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K-12 Leadership Project-Based Learning Lesson Plan 97

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Summit’s Basecamp is far from the only personalized-learning effort out there, but it’s among the most ambitious. Nineteen pilot schools participated in 2015; this year, the number skyrocketed, with 113 more joining the Basecamp ranks. Personalized learning is easy to bastardize. We need to set a strong foundation.

Charter School 83

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 83

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

A 2015 Stanford study that looked at the performance of students in online charter schools found that the majority lost learning equivalent to a standard 180-day school year. Even when she’s instructing a student from a distance, she learns about them and their home environment. “We We are part of their daily life,” Alwin said.

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Private School Charter School Tradition Project-Based Learning 68