The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Over the course of the semester-long class, students research their own family histories, tracing one line back as far as they can through birth, death and marriage records, Census records, and church records, primarily. Brunelle taught the students how to do genealogy research online, in libraries and at the local city hall.

History 138

History Ancestry Heritage Project-Based Learning 138

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

After all, framed that way, teachers give hundreds of standardized tests a year, even those who do learner-centered assessment, project-based learning, or otherwise collect evidence of student learning in ways that are considered alternative or non-traditional. Testing Wars in the Public Schools: A Forgotten History.

Pedagogy 244

Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Library Research 244

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 2, 2023

When Fine and Mehta set off to find examples of deeper learning, they assumed they would find it in places that had been ostensibly set up for that purpose, innovative schools built on a foundation of project-based learning, exclusive schools that were known for strong academic programs, and charters that had reported remarkable academic gains.

Project-Based Learning 130

Project-Based Learning Pedagogy Humanities Leadership 130

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Students at Revere High School in Revere, Massachusetts, worked in groups in the school library in 2015. Revere hosted a learning tour for other schools last year, to share its experiences with personalizing learning. The learning tours have given her a glimpse of how other districts are approaching the same general goal.

EdTech 89

EdTech Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Library 89

Rosie the History Teacher

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Teaching positions for history and biology were rather scarce in my area, so I applied pretty much everywhere in a 50 mile radius. I was going to be the founding history teacher at a little school in Metro Detroit! This is how I felt about being hired to teach history! That was a busy time! My space became the lobby/hallway.

Museum 52

Museum Charter School History Project-Based Learning 52

Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

Inspired by Ian Mortimer’s English history Time Traveller’s Guide series and David Mountain’s podcast The Backpacker’s Guide to Prehistory , I also drew on Nanjala Nyabola’s critiques of travel guides’ Othering and colonial outlooks, which shaped class discussions on ethics, identity, and tone in writing.

Anthropology 105

Anthropology Archaeology Pedagogy Archiving 105