The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Leave this field empty if you're human: “Wanting students to be able to ‘analyse, synthesise and evaluate’ information sounds like a reasonable goal,” writes Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. Choose as many as you like.

Critical Thinking 112

Critical Thinking Research Teaching Education 112

ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

To be clear, this assignment would require students to analyze documents and write their own responses using evidence, which are important skills of course, but it would inevitably lead to me manically red inking papers that ultimately were written because I assigned an essay that would only ever be read by me. This isn’t a novel idea.

American History 133

American History World History Social Studies History 133

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2018

“These studies are important because they tell us that teacher-student relationships matter,” said Tyrone Howard, a professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles, who is writing a book on the research about students’ relationships with their teachers and how well they learn. ”I

Elementary School 112

Elementary School Economics Project-Based Learning Tradition 112

ED Surge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Unsurprisingly, the United Nations asserts that quality education is not only a fundamental human right but also a crucial catalyst for economic growth and development. Harnessing its learnings from KA Lite, the organization has evolved and expanded its impact by developing an ecosystem of open products and tools called Kolibri.

EdTech 106

EdTech Education Library Project-Based Learning 106

Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

The Flaws of Exam-Centric Assessment Relying heavily on exams overlooks the complexities of human learning and the various external factors that impact a student’s performance. Focusing on the Process of Learning Instead of hinging student success on a single exam, we should focus on the process of learning itself.

Education 58

Education Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Geography 58

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.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites 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.

High School 80

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 80