Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Those possibilities became reality for Nakia and her Chilhowee classmates, along with students at nearby Copper Basin High School, in 2017, when both Polk County schools joined Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS). “We’d look at another school that has technology, and we’re like, ‘Wow … I wish we had those possibilities.’”.

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Middle School Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Cultures 115

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.

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High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 78

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Related: A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children. “If you lack background knowledge about the topic, ample evidence from the last 40 years indicates you will not comprehend the author’s claims in the first place,” wrote Willingham, citing his own 2017 book. .

Critical Thinking 112

Critical Thinking Research Teaching Education 112

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Related: Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding. The parent community at Rhodes is not particularly involved, said Christie, and there hasn’t been the pushback to Summit or online learning that other communities have faced. How do they draw that something is happening?”.

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Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 128

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

During the winter of 2017, after multiple meetings, including one with the renowned mindset researcher Chris Hulleman, a professor at the University of Virginia and the director of The Motivate Lab there, Gallin began to test a run of tweaks. “Then the question became: ‘What’s going on inside students’ heads and what do we do about that?’”

Teaching 110

Teaching K-12 Civics Psychology 110

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In West Philadelphia, one of the poorest areas in that city, a five-year, $30 million Promise Neighborhood grant went into effect in 2017. Related: Project-based learning and standardized tests don’t mix. The progress is there, she said, if you know where to look for it. “We

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Charter School Economics High School Project-Based Learning 101

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The committees are housed within the Chicago school district’s social science and civic engagement department, which promotes civic engagement in and out of the classroom through K-12 social studies curriculum, service learning and civics-focused project-based learning. In 2012, it became the first U.S.

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Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

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.

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Charter School Project-Based Learning High School Public School 111

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. New interdisciplinary learning opportunities in STEM, Digital Literacy, and World Languages & Cultures centered on project-based learning, with real-world emphasis.

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Professional Development Middle School Project-Based Learning Leadership 71

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2016

But ironically, a fixed syllabus of readings and assignments for open-ended project-based learning courses may prevent us from capitalizing on “teachable moments.”. In the learning sciences, teachable moments go by many names: impasse-driven learning, preparation of future learning, desirable difficulties, or productive failure.

Project-Based Learning 57

Project-Based Learning Library Learning Science Tradition 57

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2019

Marissa Souza, a 2017 graduate of The Met and now a sophomore at Rhode Island College, said she had similar motivations in high school. At The Met, she said, students set their own goals, based on their own assessments of their strengths and weaknesses, tied to the dreams they identify for themselves. It’s more like I’m in charge.”.

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Middle School Tradition Elementary School High School 112

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The schools shared other traits, such as support for underrepresented students, early college-level courses, project-based learning and partnerships in the field. This school year, 2016-2017, is the first time he hasn’t had to replace a teacher for the fall, something he describes as a triumph.

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High School Tradition Tutoring Project-Based Learning 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.

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High School Leadership Public School Charter School 120

Rosie the History Teacher

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Then I got down to the important work of mapping out my classes for the year and trying to plan some lessons and Project Based Learning. In 2017, I left my role as founding history teacher and took on a new position as an instructional designer for a large textbook company.

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Museum Charter School History Project-Based Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

As the 2017-18 school year ended, the district had lost roughly 10,100 students to charter schools — privately managed public schools — more than doubling the previous school year’s loss. Hired in the spring of 2017, Choudhury has big plans for the district. Martinez and his team were navigating grim financial terrain.

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Charter School K-12 Elementary School Economics 44