The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Now the middle school, along with two of the district’s other elementary schools and its high school, have makerspaces. On the infrastructure side, Havre’s schools got switches and servers, but they also got a week of strategizing and support. Their energy is transforming classrooms.

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Project-Based Learning Public School Elementary School Professional Development 87

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

One recent assignment involved rebuilding a small 3-D city from cardboard and other materials to keep their avatar creatures safe after an earthquake, using Gehry Nelson’s trademark backward thinking, which asks teachers to start with creativity and high-level thinking, followed by discussions of the information they’re trying convey.

Education 99

Education Project-Based Learning K-12 Museum 99

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2020

UTeach Computer Science provides classroom-ready high school computer science curricula and teacher professional development to foster computational thinking and engage all students through hands-on project-based learning.

Project-Based Learning 90

Project-Based Learning Library Professional Development Research 90

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

Colleges are holding professional development online events for educators on how to reimagine education with racial justice in mind. And school districts are working to expand their curricula on race. Ever since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in late May spurred what may be the largest social movement in U.S.

Teaching 145

Teaching Elementary School Social Justice American History 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Our new learning design and schedule allow us to differentiate and accelerate instruction, offer new learning opportunities in both STEM subjects and the humanities, and increase the amount of time available for teacher planning and professional development. Here are the five pillars of the new schedule: 1.

Professional Development 69

Professional Development Middle School Project-Based Learning Leadership 69

ED Surge

AUGUST 24, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of emergency remote learning dramatically accelerated the push toward 1:1 computing initiatives that was already underway. The pandemic-era jump for elementary school students was even larger: from under half to 84 percent.

Professional Development 89

Professional Development Project-Based Learning Library Elementary School 89

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Schools also have access to professional development gatherings in the fall and spring, a Summit “success manager” assigned to their schools and online support, all at no cost. Related: Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding. How do they draw that something is happening?”.

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Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 132

Edthena

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here are a few articles for educators about professional development. This month’s recommendations include using project-based learning assignments during distance teaching , providing students virtual work-based experiences, and lessons learned from educators on how to support parents of younger remote students.

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Project-Based Learning Professional Development Teaching High School 52

Digital Promise

MARCH 31, 2017

. — Mentor Schools (@mentorschools) February 3, 2017. Kettle Moraine School District – Wales, WI. Kettle Moraine School District has created charter schools like KM Perform within its traditional high school to accommodate student interests. Evergreen School District – San Jose, CA.

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Middle School Charter School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 67

Edthena

MAY 18, 2021

He also develops high-quality and high-impact professional development for his colleagues. Broken Arrow Public Schools – Broken Arrow, Okla. Holden Rowe, a science teacher, is a positive leader at Broken Arrow High School. Griffith Public Schools – Griffith, Ind.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice Archiving Project-Based Learning Public School 52

Rosie the History Teacher

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Then I got down to the important work of mapping out my classes for the year and trying to plan some lessons and Project Based Learning. And check out that stack of professional development books on my desk that I fully intended to read before the school year began… The First Day Ahhh!

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Museum Charter School History Project-Based Learning 52