The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Lukas Graf, head of the Swiss Observatory for Vocational Education and Training described the “basic principle” of Germany’s program as providing all-around training: “in the classroom, in the seminar room, and training in the workplace.” In the 1960s, practical and project-based learning was common in Danish schools, Hutters said.

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Middle School High School Project-Based Learning Teaching 132

Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

Established in 1996, this national nonprofit helps schools and school districts implement project-based learning, in which students acquire academic knowledge while completing projects that put that knowledge to work. Project-based learning lends itself to an interdisciplinary approach.

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Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

and Bruce Hecker’s 12th grade English class at South Side High School had the focused attention of a college seminar, with little chitchat or sluggishness despite the early hour. Around the country, gifted and talented programs have come under fire for exacerbating school systems’ already stark racial and economic segregation.

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Teaching Economics High School Private School 141