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

JANUARY 16, 2017

Those connections start with one-on-one mentoring, in which teachers meet with students weekly to discuss short-term goals, such as completing a certain number of units in a history course, and long-term goals that stretch into college and career. The daily schedule for sixth graders at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts. “We

Charter School 84

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 84

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Just 15 percent of the roughly 1,000 students at the school receive free or reduced lunch , a federal marker of poverty. 77 percent of public school students are economically disadvantaged. Public Schools closed its gifted and talented programs. In 2018, parents demanded that the school lower its graduation requirements.

Teaching 141

Teaching Economics High School Private School 141