Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

To name just a few: A child’s score on a standardized test, combined with other information such as teacher observations and medical referrals, can be used to facilitate access to targeted and critical early intervention education services. Interpret test scores in conjunction with other information about individuals.”

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

So, teachers who love the station rotation model may want to experiment with a fun variation of the traditional design of a rotation. This twist on the station rotation model combines the strategic collection and use of data with student agency to create a more personalized and student-centered approach to this blended learning model.

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ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2024

Innovative STEM programming requires a willingness to adopt emerging tools and technologies, as well as methodologies like project-based learning. We saw an opportunity to use Minecraft Education as a project-based learning tool in computer science, which is how Level Up Los Angeles was born.

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Project-Based Learning Pedagogy K-12 Research Skills 109

Dr. Shannon Doak

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In that earlier post, I highlighted the superficial adoption of technology in education, where tools were used to digitize traditional methods without fostering genuine innovation. For over a century, educational practices have remained largely unchanged, focusing on passive absorption of information and standardized testing.

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Education Project-Based Learning Tradition Critical Thinking 80

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 27, 2017

Here’s the new list (now 10 items instead of 8): Project- and inquiry-based learning environments that emphasize greater student agency and active application of more cognitively-complex thinking, communication, and collaboration skills.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2017

Throughout the district, traditional rows of desks have been updated and replaced with flexible learning spaces. Through meaningful and growing relationships with industry partners, health centers, local universities, and recruitment hubs, the staff at Mentor stays informed on the best ways to prepare students for their futures.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Personalized learning, project-based learning, mastery-based learning – they all require more work of teachers and more work of students.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Johnsrud: Educators can stay informed about future workforce trends, including emerging jobs and highly sought-after skills. It’s also important to equip them with professional-quality templates and assets so that the projects they’re creating actually look like professional outputs. How is AI changing teaching and learning strategies?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Often, students struggling in these subjects find ways around taking them in traditional high schools, and, lacking the mandatory prerequisites, are ineligible to take advanced math and science classes in college. Information was based on surveys of 12th graders in 2012 in North Carolina and 2013 in Texas.

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High School Tradition Tutoring Project-Based Learning 110

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Related: Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding. On its website, Summit Learning emphasizes that it will never sell student data or seek to make money from the people using the platform. Kids working on projects often create a more chaotic classroom, filled with chatter and commotion.

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2020

They are going beyond the required material to seek out more information on what interests them. Let’s embrace this newfound agency this fall, while still supporting those who are building their independent learning skills. With the continuous rush of a traditional school day, many times those opportunities fall by the wayside.

EdTech 95

EdTech Elementary School Pedagogy Project-Based Learning 95

Dr. Shannon Doak

APRIL 14, 2024

For instance, in a project-based learning setup, AI can suggest design modifications for student projects based on historical data and trends, effectively becoming a “member” of the project team.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

The two had spent nearly seven years designing a new kind of high school meant to address the needs of students who didn’t thrive in a traditional setting. They’d developed a projects-driven curriculum that would give students nearly unprecedented control over what they would learn, in a small, supportive environment.

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Charter School Project-Based Learning Public School High School 108

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Now he’s lobbying his friends who are old enough to vote by informing them how they and their community would benefit if the Oakland Youth Vote passes. Students who serve on the committees learn how to research, organize and identify solutions to issues in their schools, said Salgado.

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Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Day 3: Problem- and Inquiry-Based Learning – Review of last session’s evaluations and our rules of play – Crowdsourcing – Understanding how Wikipedia really works – Crowdsourcing ideas for students and teachers – Essential elements of project-based learning – PBL v.

Leadership 107

Leadership Professional Development Geography Project-Based Learning 107

Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

The traditional content-heavy curriculum, obsessed with low-level content mastery and memorization, no longer fits the bill for our rapidly evolving society. In a world where knowledge is expanding at an unprecedented rate, should we still be focusing on rote memorization and regurgitation of information?

Education 58

Education Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Geography 58

Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

Established in 1996, this national nonprofit helps schools and school districts implement project-based learning, in which students acquire academic knowledge while completing projects that put that knowledge to work. He did his student teaching in a traditional classroom.

Teaching 52

Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Blanton, a high school senior, was interning for the firm’s information technology group. With this “Real-World Learning” program, ChiTech joins a growing number of schools devoting big chunks of the year to internships, despite the perennial classroom time crunch. As her colleague Riordan put it, “We’re trying to do learning 2.0,

High School 72

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 72

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2016

But ironically, a fixed syllabus of readings and assignments for open-ended project-based learning courses may prevent us from capitalizing on “teachable moments.”. But in project-based learning courses where students tackle open-ended problems, teachable moments do not occur on schedule.

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Project-Based Learning Library Learning Science Tradition 53

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

It’s one of the state’s only virtual schools operated by a traditional district. Related: Free, no frills programs lead the class in new federal study of remote learning. Learning from Lockdown. Even when she’s instructing a student from a distance, she learns about them and their home environment. “We

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Indeed, despite the buzz around personalized learning, there’s no simple recipe for success, and the common ingredients — such as adaptive-learning technology and student control over learning — can backfire if poorly implemented. We don’t want to create gaps in our learning for our little ones.”.

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Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 78

Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

They are building individual and collective knowledge and skills of how to expand our implementation of personalized learning throughout the district. This work brings us closer and closer to recognizing student achievement through demonstrated competencies rather than more traditional methods of assessment.”

Charter School 27

Charter School Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Public School 27

Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

In these spaces students are learning how to tinker collaboratively with a problem and keep trying until they find a solution. They are learning to be thinkers, innovators and problem-solvers rather than mere consumers of information. Makerspaces support hands-on exploration and learning.

Elementary School 58

Elementary School Critical Thinking Lesson Plan Cultures 58

ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

The organization says it is producing and testing project-based learning experiences that will give students credits as well as certified badges that break courses into smaller components and recognize the skills they’ve gained. There is a clear business case for how skills-based training could help companies, Sevak says.

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ED Surge

JUNE 13, 2022

Even before meeting them, I had information that helped me understand some of their motivations, personal preferences and interests. This informed my teaching from the get-go, while frequent meetings with their parents enriched my insight into their context. Recommended Resources. Supporting student success in Alberta, Canada.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Sorenson was practically yelling when she told the board that it was forcing teachers, and consequently students, to “bear the brunt” of ill-informed decisions. Then Sparks came on board, and Lamar partnered with Trinity University instructors who helped revitalize the curriculum, focusing on project-based learning.

Charter School 45

Charter School K-12 Elementary School Economics 45

Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

Still, some students had difficulty differentiating between ChatGPT’s outputs and reliable sources of information, which led to discussions about trustworthiness, primary sources, and peer-review. Students wondered: Why do some apps ask for so much more information than others? As it turns out, a lot!)

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