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The League Meets the West Coast: A Look Into the Fall 2022 League Convening

Digital Promise

Over two and a half days, district leaders explored how emerging technologies can support powerful learning, surfaced and shared innovative learnings and leadership practices, and helped us welcome the League of Innovative Schools 2022-2023 cohort. EasternYorkSD @DPLeague #EYedge pic.twitter.com/lPQrW211EW.

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PROOF POINTS: The best way to teach might depend on the subject

The Hechinger Report

Project-based learning is trendy. But a June 2023 study from England could override all these debates: the most effective use of class time may depend on the subject. What is the best way to teach? Some educators like to deliver clear explanations to students. Others favor discussions or group work.

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How One District Takes STEM Learning to the Next Level

ED Surge

Innovative STEM programming requires a willingness to adopt emerging tools and technologies, as well as methodologies like project-based learning. We saw an opportunity to use Minecraft Education as a project-based learning tool in computer science, which is how Level Up Los Angeles was born.

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5 Top Trends for Teaching Social Studies in 2023

Students of History

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Another trend in social studies education is the emphasis on project-based learning. This approach allows students to learn by actively participating in the process of discovering new knowledge and solving real-world problems.

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Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do?

Cult of Pedagogy

After all, framed that way, teachers give hundreds of standardized tests a year, even those who do learner-centered assessment, project-based learning, or otherwise collect evidence of student learning in ways that are considered alternative or non-traditional. Put like that, they feel benign, almost harmless. Hutt, E. &

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AI for Learning: Experiments from Three Anthropology Classrooms

Anthropology News

Writing with ChatGPT (Christopher Lowman) In fall 2023, I taught an anthropological writing course playfully titled Writing a Time-Traveler’s Travel Guide. College writing in 2023 means reckoning with students’ use of ChatGPT.

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OPINION: We did not need the Nation’s ‘Report Card’ to tell us we must invest in civic education

The Hechinger Report

Developed with input from more than 300 experts from across the viewpoint spectrum, the roadmap promotes a student-centric model of teaching that prioritizes inquiry and project-based learning. The 2023 spring legislative session shows continued promise, with more than 65 bills to advance civic education filed in 24 states.

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