Elementary School History Project-Based Learning 
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 researchers controlled for academic differences among the kids at the start of the school year.) Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.
A Principal's Reflections
MAY 22, 2013
This was where I finally learned about VR Quest™ developed by Warren Black. Warren developed this program for middle and high school students, but Judy convinced him that elementary school students could do it. Each VR Quest™ project has a specific content area as its "lead" theme.
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The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 27, 2020
Ankita Ajith can recall learning about slavery, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks at her Katy, Texas, elementary school in the Houston area. 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.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 21, 2018
Two studies on elementary schools published in June 2018 point to the importance giving teachers and students plenty of time to form relationships. Students may learn more. Related: Project-based learning and standardized tests don’t mix. Photo: Jamie Martines.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 7, 2017
But several trends once relegated mainly to progressive schools or alternative schools for at-risk students are reaching the mainstream and have even been embraced by entire states. The adoption of the Common Core standards led many other schools to try the model , too. Preschools and elementary schools across the U.S
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 10, 2017
Thousands of students in Plymouth public elementary schools participate in Hour of Code, a lynchpin in our technology curriculum for the past three years. We’ve also invested in bringing coding to life through project-based learning using Wonder Workshop’s educational robots, Dash and Dot. Future of Learning.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 14, 2020
More than 30 years ago, Rockville Centre began a gradual but determined effort to do away with gifted classes in its elementary schools as well as many of the tracked classes at the middle and high schools. In 2018, parents demanded that the school lower its graduation requirements. His peers laughed in appreciation.
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