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PROOF POINTS: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Four new studies on project-based learning. Project-based learning, a popular practice that uses lots of poster boards and student presentations, is billed as an antidote to boring classrooms where teachers drone on. Not every attempt at project-based learning worked. 3rd grade science.

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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

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.

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10 Strategies to Strengthen Instruction and Learning

A Principal's Reflections

These consisted of sound classroom management, listing the learning objectives, and developing a lesson plan. When it came to the lesson plan piece, many of my colleagues and I in the Northeastern United States were educated in the Instructional Theory Into Practice Model (ITIP) developed by Madeline Hunter.

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The Lowell Milken Center Discovery Award

A Principal's Reflections

Innovation and creativity are at the core of the American spirit and they are the qualities that build the foundation for progress in education, technology, business, and, well, just about everything. The Lowell Milken Center was named for and founded by education philanthropist Lowell Milken in 2007.

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8 Strategies Your Teaching More Enjoyable This Year

TeachThought

This has always been true but, for many educators, it’s gone from exhausting to unsustainable. All of the planning and energy busts are followed by something close to a slog or dredge, which itself is followed up by an annoyed kind of fatigue, and then finished as entirely depleted by the end of the school year.

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Can “playful assessments” tell us whether maker education works?

The Hechinger Report

Backers of project-based learning, and its hands-on relative, maker education, would argue that activities like these not only deepen understanding of academic content but also bolster creativity, persistence, problem-solving and related skills that are critical for success in a rapidly changing world.

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How Choice Boards Energize Teachers for Professional Development and Video Reflection

Edthena

This method ultimately engenders ownership around their professional learning. Adult Learning Theory is grounded in choice,” says Valerie. Beginning her own career as a project-based learning (PBL) teacher, Valerie grounds her professional development design PBL, too.