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. The project-based kids also had slightly higher reading scores but their writing scores were no different.

Project-Based Learning 111

Project-Based Learning Civics Historic Sites Social Studies 111

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

In today's rapidly changing world, where new challenges and technologies emerge at an unprecedented pace, students need to be relevant thinkers to successfully navigate the complex social, economic, and environmental issues they will face.

Critical Thinking 450

Critical Thinking Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Cultures 450

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2021

The result is that we are losing the energy, intelligence and creativity young people could and should bring to New York’s economic recovery. In the second phase, students would participate in a skill-building service- or business-learning project. Despite the economic upheaval created by the pandemic, many jobs remain unfilled.

High School 145

High School Economics Project-Based Learning Tradition 145

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

School leaders are increasingly turning to organizations like the World Economic Forum and analyzing data on the most in-demand skills for the next five years. Brian Johnsrud The latest World Economic Forum Jobs Report highlights the top skills that will rise in importance by 2027. How is AI changing teaching and learning strategies?

Advocacy 126

Advocacy Project-Based Learning Economics Tradition 126

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 Sometimes the students moved classrooms.

Elementary School 112

Elementary School Economics Project-Based Learning Tradition 112

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 27, 2017

Here’s the new list (now 10 items instead of 8): Project- and inquiry-based learning environments that emphasize greater student agency and active application of more cognitively-complex thinking, communication, and collaboration skills.

Geography 94

Geography Project-Based Learning Economics Tradition 94

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

This high failure rate, coupled with labor market needs, has led policymakers to tweak traditional vocational models to make them more flexible. In the 1960s, practical and project-based learning was common in Danish schools, Hutters said. Now, economic needs are causing a swing back to vocational and career education.

Middle School 131

Middle School High School Project-Based Learning Teaching 131