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Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding

The Hechinger Report

Seventh grade students offer feedback on projects by sixth graders at Stony Brook School, where about 40 students in each grade get interdisciplinary, project-based learning. It’s a cool way to learn something,” Roman said. Instead of learning and taking a test. It’s more free.”.

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Relevant Thinking and Learner Success

A Principal's Reflections

As the future workforce will demand individuals who can apply knowledge in diverse and evolving contexts, relevant thinking empowers students to become effective problem solvers, innovators, and disruptive thinkers. It involves critical thinking directly related to personal experiences, societal issues, or practical applications.

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Scientific research on how to teach critical thinking contradicts education trends

The Hechinger Report

Critical thinking is all the rage in education. Some argue that critical thinking should be the primary purpose of education and one of the most important skills to have in the 21st century, with advanced machines and algorithms replacing manual and repetitive labor. Mississippi Learning. Higher Education.

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STUDENT VOICE: Teachers assign us work that relies on rote memorization, then tell us not to use artificial intelligence

The Hechinger Report

These are the very skills and activities that separate people from robots, yet instead of developing them, students are told to act like robots and simply spit back information on exams. While project-based learning may help lift standardized test scores, its real power lies in improving problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

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Same Lessons, Different Tools: How AI is Stuck in Outdated Education Models

Dr. Shannon Doak

While these tools may offer efficiency, they often fail to promote critical thinking, creativity, or problem-solving skills—competencies essential for the modern world. For over a century, educational practices have remained largely unchanged, focusing on passive absorption of information and standardized testing.

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Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

Catlin Tucker

The first and second blogs in this series focused on providing meaningful choices when students are acquiring information and making meaning. series, we will explore how we can provide students with choices that enable them to transfer and apply their learning effectively. In this third and final installment of our “Would You Rather?”

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OPINION: Starting earlier will create better student pipelines into STEM fields

The Hechinger Report

This is STEM education in action: Hands-on projects help students develop critical thinking skills while sparking interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Students need opportunities to develop the critical thinking skills that will allow them to succeed in these fields.

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