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.”.

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Project-Based Learning Leadership High School Tradition 106

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Two years ago I had the incredible opportunity to work with the entire leadership team of District 59 in Arlington Heights, Illinois for SEVEN days. They labeled it their ‘21st Century Leadership Academy.’ And we can build on all of that to start implementing new instructional and leadership paradigms in schools and classrooms.

Leadership 107

Leadership Professional Development Geography Project-Based Learning 107

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

Hameed’s students are participants in various programs through Hello Future , a nonprofit organization that works with teen refugees to bridge the education gap by teaching digital and financial literacy, critical thinking and entrepreneurship. Project-based learning is already gaining traction in U.S.

Project-Based Learning 145

Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Advocacy Leadership 145

Digital Promise

MAY 7, 2019

In July 2018, Digital Promise launched a new Maker Learning Leadership Cohort. This cohort program is dedicated to professional learning, peer connections, and school transformation in the Pittsburgh region. Want to bring maker learning to your school?

Project-Based Learning 132

Project-Based Learning Leadership Critical Thinking Research 132

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Tacy Trowbridge Lead for Global Education Thought Leadership & Advocacy Adobe What importance does creativity play when it comes to college and career pathways? Research indicates that Generation Z students are technologically savvy and appreciate interdisciplinary, project-based learning experiences.

Advocacy 113

Advocacy K-12 Critical Thinking Project-Based Learning 113

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts on K-12 school technology leadership issues. After 14 years as an Educational Leadership professor, Dr. McLeod currently serves as the Director of Innovation for Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency in Iowa. 10 minutes – We will take a break! Scott McLeod, J.D.,

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K-12 Leadership Project-Based Learning Lesson Plan 97

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 24, 2016

I talked a lot about the power of student agency and tried to give numerous, concrete examples of student-directed project- and inquiry-based learning in practice. Combine this lack of leadership and organizational support with compulsory topics of study (rock identification!) Project-based learning in Northwest Iowa.

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Leadership Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Cultures 0