The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

A study of project-based learning found that social studies scores were higher for second-grade students who learned this way, compared to students who were taught traditionally. studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Project-Based Learning Civics Historic Sites Social Studies 111

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

These mental health challenges are not pathological, but considered to be normal human responses to a rapidly changing world. It must also include civics lessons about the role students can play, now and in the future, in influencing government policy related to climate adaptation and mitigation.

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Civics Project-Based Learning Government Humanities 108

The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2020

Then, recognizing that every learner brings a unique set of skills, talents, interests and needs to their education, we must give educators and students the tools to build unique learning pathways that develop the learner’s academic, human and technical skills. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Project-Based Learning Civics Tutoring Private School 108

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

For US History, that can be reading (or even listening to) this short article on the stock market crash of 1929 and then organizing the important parts of the article into their interactive notebook: This allows students to be hands on with their learning and easily combine a digital resource with a paper/pencil activity.

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Social Studies Historic Sites Teaching Primary Sources 52

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. didn’t.

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