A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2013

As someone who loves educational technology and knowing how much my son does as well, my wife and I figured this was an unbelievable opportunity that couldn’t be passed up. VR Quest™ is a fun and educational project-based learning (PBL) model that integrates fully immersive Virtual Reality technology.

Critical Thinking 349

Critical Thinking Project-Based Learning Educational Technology Elementary School 349

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2013

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.

Project-Based Learning 205

Project-Based Learning Lesson Plan History Educational Technology 205

ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. I was finally satisfied with the plan I had for my 10th graders, when it hit me: none of this actually matters.

American History 134

American History World History Social Studies History 134

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Some of the most celebrated education reform efforts today serve to make instruction more difficult. Personalized learning, project-based learning, mastery-based learning – they all require more work of teachers and more work of students.

Learning Science 100

Learning Science Project-Based Learning Humanities Educational Technology 100

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

It comes from a wide range of education technology products, assessments and other sources — there’s data from reading programs, math programs, state tests, daily quizzes, student history and more, each one a single puzzle piece that could be linked to other pieces to create a unified picture, but that, more often than not, stands alone.

K-12 101

K-12 Project-Based Learning Public School Educational Technology 101

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It’s also important to equip them with professional-quality templates and assets so that the projects they’re creating actually look like professional outputs. Pedagogically, this approach is real-world, authentic, project-based learning.

Advocacy 126

Advocacy Project-Based Learning Economics Tradition 126

ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

As technology continued to develop, I often thought, Oh, that’s something my students need to know for their future. I integrated project-based learning and technology in all kinds of ways. I asked them to create blogs to interact through blended learning. Technology is on a course of its own.

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Tutoring Project-Based Learning Tradition Teaching 123