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.

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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.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

But as pressures to deliver future-focused curricula grow, how can educators ensure that students build these important life skills alongside their technical expertise? Are there established standards for soft skills in education? Why is Career and Technical Education particularly well-suited for developing soft skills?

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Last fall we set out to discover which education research topics K-12 practitioners want to know more about. More than 200 of you responded to our survey and listed project-based learning (PBL) as a top interest. Project-based Learning in the Classroom. Project-based learning is not a new idea.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

It also ensures that education remains dynamic and meaningful, preparing students to make informed decisions and contribute positively to society. Relevant thinking in an educational context refers to connecting new knowledge and skills to real-world situations, making learning applicable to students' lives and future careers.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been heralded as a transformative force. In that earlier post, I highlighted the superficial adoption of technology in education, where tools were used to digitize traditional methods without fostering genuine innovation.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2016

Most schools that dive deep into project-based learning tend to be smaller charter or magnet schools that have the ability to hire new educators and create new schedules and instructional paradigms from scratch. Projects at the school range from two to twelve weeks.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2019

As I was reading “From Transactional to Transformational Leadership” by Bernard Bass, I was struck by the parallels between leadership and teaching. In classrooms, teachers can embrace problem or project-based learning and teach students to work though the design thinking process, so they are confident approaching real-world problems.

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TeachThought

JULY 12, 2024

How To Connect Schools And Communities Using Technology by Terry Heick It’s possible that there is no time in the history of education that our systems of educating have been so out of touch with the communities. Technology has many forms, but in education, it is most visible in terms of computing hardware and software.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 3, 2011

The use of case studies is a powerful pedagogical approach to incorporate student-centered learning activities into lessons. As a science teacher I routinely utilized case studies as they provided a relevant context to what I was teaching. Incorporate characteristics of both problem and project-based learning.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 29, 2016

This year I transitioned from teaching English classes in isolation to co-teaching English, science, and technology with another teacher in a pilot program called N.E.W. When I initially pitched the program concept to my principal, I emphasized the co-teaching component. 1 Learning from Another Perspective.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2023

What is the best way to teach? Some educators like to deliver clear explanations to students. Project-based learning is trendy. educators on how to spend their class time. Others favor discussions or group work. I think that is contradictory to what some people would expect and believe.”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Critical thinking is all the rage in education. Schools brag that they teach it on their websites and in open houses to impress parents. But a fascinating review of the scientific research on how to teach critical thinking concludes that teaching generic critical thinking skills, such as logical reasoning, might be a big waste of time.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 15, 2011

Somewhere in our conversation that spanned multiple areas of educational leadership, we talked about how we regularly meet with groups of students in our respective schools. The facility will house up to 350 juniors and seniors who choose to select classes that offer creativity and project-based learning opportunities.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ankita Ajith is one of four college-age friends who are petitioning the Texas State Board of Education to create an antiracist American history curriculum. In July, Ajith and three of her friends testified before the Texas State Board of Education, demanding changes to the way students are taught.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

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. Closure Learning increases when lessons are concluded in a manner that helps students organize and remember the point of the lesson.

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ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2024

The goal is to improve science literacy among high school students by making lessons meaningful and relevant to their lives through a teaching method called project-based learning. The project is funded through a nearly $8 million innovation grant from the U.S. Department of Education and will last five years.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. They gave them real-world problems to solve, they sent them outside to explore, they prioritized hands-on projects.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

He didn’t teach science. We learned science. He is the main reason I pursued a degree in science initially, before taking this passion to the field of education. There was one project in particular that has stuck with me to this day. All of his classes were amazing.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Access to high-quality education is widely recognized as a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty, mitigating the spread of disease and malnutrition, fostering children's overall welfare and empowering women. This article focuses on one of those organizations, Learning Equality. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2020

Universities still teach the same way they did in the Middle Ages!” Trustees at Wesleyan University, where I am president, have for years been singing the siren’s song to professors about the benefits of online teaching, and usually the answer they get is: “It just doesn’t work.” “Things will never be the same in higher education!”

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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.

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Edthena

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When you think of culturally responsive teaching, you may not immediately think of dopamine and oxytocin. But the brain chemicals have a lot to do with the framework and approach to teaching. Knowing the brain science behind culture’s role in learning is immensely important for teachers who want to prioritize CRT.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2019

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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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The children in America’s gifted education programs don’t look like the overall school population. But some educators, parents and students worry about what might replace screened classes and accelerated programs. Is it possible, they wonder, to teach all students at all levels together in one class? In Washington, D.C.,

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Teaching has always been a demanding profession, but this school year takes the cake! It makes sense why so many educators are feeling mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted. Too many of the workflows in education are teacher-centered, ineffective, and unsustainable.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

But educators must realize that the work they are assigning, which largely relies on rote memorization, is a perfect fit for artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, this is the current state of education. If educators wish to effectively prevent AI from entering classrooms, they must reimagine the way students are taught.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 20, 2015

Higher level thinkers don’t just magically emerge from lower level learning spaces. If we want student learning to change, we have to change teaching and schooling. each regional Area Education Agency had the capacity to help its districts create project-based learning ‘incubators?’

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Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Digital Learning Coaches (DLCs) across the state have received a copy of Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning and are working with their local educators to use the protocol to redesign lessons and units for deeper learning, greater student agency, more authentic work, and rich technology infusion. Related Posts.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Undeterred, Doreen Gehry Nelson, now 86, went on to start her own nonprofit , win a slew of awards and share her city-building teaching methods with thousands of classroom teachers and other education professionals around the world, though not nearly as many as she would like. We need more hands-on learning by doing.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 7, 2017

This won’t surprise anyone in education, but class size matters. As I began to pilot NEW School this year, my goals were to: provide students with individualized learning paths. make time for conversations about where students are at in their learning. engage students in meaningful project-based learning.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Jenny Seydel , an environmental educator and founder of Green Schools National Network , encourages teachers to leverage students’ observations about their schools to make learning come alive. We can learn from a textbook. We can learn from a textbook. We can memorize concepts.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

In 2015, a mere 25 percent of high school seniors were proficient in the subject, according to the National Center for Education Statistics , which produces the most reliable data on academic competency. At the time, The New York City Department of Education was developing a research division focused solely on student motivation.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

In my book, Balance with Blended Learning , I invite teachers to reimagine teaching and learning by partnering with students. This partnership gives teachers more time and energy to innovate and personalize learning while providing students with the opportunity to actively drive their own growth.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2020

Teachers have said for decades that inflexibility on teaching, testing and innovation keep them from adapting to student needs. Education wasn’t, and the consequences are dire. Related: Coronavirus opens doors to rethinking education. We can’t just teach content in school anymore. We should’ve listened.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

First, an education leader stands behind a podium with charts and graphs, releases a memo, or otherwise puts the most recent scores out in the world. Teachers and students can point to how the NCLB-related tests have negatively impacted education. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

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ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2024

At the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) , one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States, we constantly plan new educational programs, prioritizing equitable access and ensuring students graduate prepared for success in college, career and life.

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