The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

Ninth-graders at the Science Leadership Academy work on a group project in science class. Instead, the schools have adopted an approach that’s become increasingly popular among education advocates and funders: project-based learning. Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report. I’m into the process.”.

Project-Based Learning 106

Project-Based Learning Leadership High School Tradition 106

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

In dozens of interviews, Summit leadership, education researchers, and the people who teach and learn in schools that use Summit agreed that the platform offers a systematic way to achieve the otherwise complicated, messy objective of personalizing learning. “How How do they draw that something is happening?”.

Junior High 132

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 132

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. That’s held true in Takoma Park, a Maryland town of 18,000 near Washington, D.C.

Civics 143

Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2018

The district enlisted help from School by Design starting in the fall of 2017 to figure out how to implement a more innovative model for its middle schools. Together with my leadership team, we introduced the staff to what we were trying to achieve in large groups, small groups and through individual conversations.

Professional Development 72

Professional Development Middle School Project-Based Learning Leadership 72

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 80

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 80

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Related: Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding. Healey School to bring student-led, project-based learning to regular math, science, language arts and social studies classes. Related: Project-based learning and standardized tests don’t mix. Theories vary.

Charter School 111

Charter School Project-Based Learning High School Public School 111

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