The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. 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. Choose as many as you like.

Critical Thinking 112

Critical Thinking Research Teaching Education 112

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Students study the human body on skeletons, using clay to make organs. Instead, in accordance with state law, admission was based on a lottery. The schools shared other traits, such as support for underrepresented students, early college-level courses, project-based learning and partnerships in the field.

High School 111

High School Tradition Tutoring Project-Based Learning 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Our new learning design and schedule allow us to differentiate and accelerate instruction, offer new learning opportunities in both STEM subjects and the humanities, and increase the amount of time available for teacher planning and professional development.

Professional Development 72

Professional Development Middle School Project-Based Learning Leadership 72

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2019

Decades of research, both about educational best practice and the way the human brain works, say these types of motivators are dangerous. Offering students rewards for learning creates reliance on the reward. The teacher demands, the grades, the promise of additional opportunities – they’re all external rewards.

Middle School 112

Middle School Tradition Elementary School High School 112

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

With this “Real-World Learning” program, ChiTech joins a growing number of schools devoting big chunks of the year to internships, despite the perennial classroom time crunch. The internships are also part of a larger turnaround effort at ChiTech, centered on project-based learning.

High School 79

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 79

ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2023

It’s a moment when XQ Institute’s agenda — that schools should offer more project-based learning, allow more flexibility in their schedules, and assign classwork more explicitly connected to career paths that interest students — may excite education leaders searching for solutions.

High School 117

High School Leadership Public School Charter School 117