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

Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2018

In this panel, four learning scientists share the evidence and how edtech can help make it a reality. Libraries as Maker Magnets. What happens in a Future Ready Library? Learn from librarians and educational leaders how libraries engage learners with authentic STEM, computational thinking, and project-based learning.

EdTech 77

EdTech Library Leadership Project-Based Learning 77

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. Put like that, they feel benign, almost harmless.

Pedagogy 244

Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Library Research 244

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 12, 2016

More recently, Van Meter has been diving deeply into project-based learning, standards-based grading, competency-based education, and flexible, modular schedules in which students can exercise some choice and determine how much time they need to spend on their various learning endeavors. Real projects.

Project-Based Learning 71

Project-Based Learning Library Tradition High School 71

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

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. The internships are also part of a larger turnaround effort at ChiTech, centered on project-based learning.

High School 78

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 78