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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 researchers controlled for academic differences among the kids at the start of the school year.) Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Why schoolyards are a critical space for teaching about — and fighting — extreme heat and climate change

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Salas, who attends Roosevelt Elementary School in San Leandro, California, is not alone in feeling the effects of heat on her schoolyard. Across the country, climbing temperatures have led schools to cancel classes and outdoor activities to protect students from the harmful effects of the heat. We can learn from a textbook.

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The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

The Hechinger Report

McIntosh asked, prompting students to draw lessons from the comic books in front of them. Related: Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding. The school’s most recent rating from the Arizona Department of Education is an F, due to below-average student growth and achievement.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

The Hechinger Report

We don’t want to create gaps in our learning for our little ones.”. Michele O’Connor and her sixth-grade math students work on number lines, during project-based learning at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network.

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How to Help Kids Innovate From an Early Age

Digital Promise

As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools , students are behaving better. They’re creative spaces where students can gather to explore, tinker, discover and create, and they’re making students more enthusiastic about school. This article was originally published on The Conversation.