Dangerously Irrelevant

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Many schools in Iowa are trying to find small chunks of time that allow students to engage in some inquiry- or project-based learning. These might be class-level projects, teacher-led exploratories, or student-led ‘genius hours.’ Real projects. What 64 schools can tell us about teaching 21st century skills [VIDEO].

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2023

What is the best way to teach? Project-based learning is trendy. Advocates of project-based learning once tried to develop a curriculum to teach math, but backed off when they struggled to come up with good projects for teaching abstract math concepts and skills.

Teaching 142

Teaching Project-Based Learning Tutoring Economics 142

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2016

Most schools that dive deep into project-based learning tend to be smaller charter or magnet schools that have the ability to hire new educators and create new schedules and instructional paradigms from scratch. Projects at the school range from two to twelve weeks.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

An array of strategies can be used, such as problem and project-based learning, performance tasks, personalization, independent open courseware studies, internships, and capstone experiences.

Project-Based Learning 525

Project-Based Learning Humanities Cultures Teaching 525

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Technology has the potential to transform teaching and learning in a number of ways. One way it can be used to transform teaching and learning is by providing students with access to a wealth of information, including multimedia resources, educational apps, and online databases.

Pedagogy 536

Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Teaching Research 536

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2019

As I was reading “From Transactional to Transformational Leadership” by Bernard Bass, I was struck by the parallels between leadership and teaching. In classrooms, teachers can embrace problem or project-based learning and teach students to work though the design thinking process, so they are confident approaching real-world problems.

Teaching 167

Teaching Leadership Classroom Management Psychology 167

Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. Hawkins sees teaching as team effort to that helps young people work and learn cooperatively.

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Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 52

TeachThought

JULY 12, 2024

Here we have fundamental PC software like Microsoft Windows or Mac OS; we have productivity suites like Microsoft Office; we have web browsers like Google Chrome or Safari or Firefox; and we have niche programs like reading assessment tools or educational games, which function like what we’d now consider computer-based apps.

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Artifacts Project-Based Learning Museum Cultures 223

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

The Relevant Thinking Framework is a powerful tool that educators can use to enhance learning outcomes by aligning teaching methods with how students learn most effectively. Educators should encourage project-based learning, interdisciplinary approaches, and creative problem-solving.

Critical Thinking 447

Critical Thinking Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Cultures 447

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 18, 2016

” It asks teachers a series of questions: Are we planning to continue teaching next year? If we could describe our perfect teaching assignment, what would it be? This year as I stared at the form and asked myself, what is your perfect teaching assignment? We would co-teach three block classes every other day.

Teaching 165

Teaching Project-Based Learning Tradition High School 165

Edthena

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When you think of culturally responsive teaching, you may not immediately think of dopamine and oxytocin. But the brain chemicals have a lot to do with the framework and approach to teaching. Knowing the brain science behind culture’s role in learning is immensely important for teachers who want to prioritize CRT.

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Cultures Teaching Project-Based Learning Humanities 98

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 5, 2017

being a student in a student-centered classroom is hard & some kids just don't want to work that hard Click To Tweet I teach 9th and 10th grade, so my students have been in school for 10 years before they walk through my classroom door. This is what makes project-based learning hard for students.

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Tradition Teaching Project-Based Learning Leadership 168

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Exams and teaching to the test have become so ingrained in education that little to no room is left for creative learning, rich discussion, critical thought or the development of emotional intelligence. If I can remember each term and its definition, I will have set myself up for success in the class and on the final AP exam.

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Project-Based Learning Psychology Critical Thinking High School 141

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

To them, educators should teach significant topics like the 1950s and 1960s civil rights movement with more depth and breadth. history, education leaders have started to reckon with how to comprehensively teach history with an antiracism lens. And school districts are working to expand their curricula on race.

Teaching 145

Teaching Social Justice Elementary School American History 145

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 29, 2016

This year I transitioned from teaching English classes in isolation to co-teaching English, science, and technology with another teacher in a pilot program called N.E.W. When I initially pitched the program concept to my principal, I emphasized the co-teaching component. 1 Learning from Another Perspective.

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Teaching Project-Based Learning Humanities Research 166

Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Your Civil Liberties or Judicial Branch unit isn’t complete without spending a few days teaching about landmark Supreme Court cases. How to Decide Which Landmark Cases to Teach? If you just teach Brown v. Now, your students are ready to learn and teach each other about these cases! Even if you include Plessy v.

Teaching 52

Teaching Civics Government Project-Based Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

They don’t have to teach a dizzying number of standards or move at a tightly defined pace. Allison DeGraaf, director of learning and innovation in Janesville, said district administrators are committed to helping teachers find that time between September and June. Related: Project-based learning and standardized tests don’t mix.

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Teaching Project-Based Learning Middle School Research 100

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

According to Seydel, when teachers use the school grounds as a way to learn about social issues, they’re using their school as a three-dimensional textbook. For example, schools’ energy and water conservation, architecture and lunches are rich with potential for project-based learning. “We We can learn from a textbook.

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Teaching Elementary School Civics Project-Based Learning 88

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Another trend in social studies education is the emphasis on project-based learning. This approach allows students to learn by actively participating in the process of discovering new knowledge and solving real-world problems.

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Social Studies Historic Sites Teaching Primary Sources 52

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

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. Pedagogically, this approach is real-world, authentic, project-based learning. With AI, we’re teaching them to surf in an ever-changing ocean.

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Advocacy Project-Based Learning Tradition Economics 102

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Schools brag that they teach it on their websites and in open houses to impress parents. But a fascinating review of the scientific research on how to teach critical thinking concludes that teaching generic critical thinking skills, such as logical reasoning, might be a big waste of time.

Critical Thinking 112

Critical Thinking Research Teaching Education 112

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

Hameed’s students are participants in various programs through Hello Future , a nonprofit organization that works with teen refugees to bridge the education gap by teaching digital and financial literacy, critical thinking and entrepreneurship. The program teaches students how to use the internet as a tool for more than just communication.

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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 83

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.

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Project-Based Learning Pedagogy Humanities Leadership 130

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Is it possible, they wonder, to teach all students at all levels together in one class? Today, the school requires subject teachers in each grade to teach the same content at the same time. I don’t think we’re teaching to the middle when we’re talking about ‘The Dead.’ But each story is relatively short. “If

Teaching 130

Teaching Economics High School Private School 130

Edthena

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Valerie Minor, the coordinator of professional development and mentoring services at Keller Independent School District (TX), uses video coaching and choice boards to support professional learning across the district. This method ultimately engenders ownership around their professional learning.

Professional Development 117

Professional Development Project-Based Learning Lesson Plan Teaching 117

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Teaching has always been a demanding profession, but this school year takes the cake! Teachers are navigating substitute teacher shortages, COVID protocols, and record numbers of absent students in addition to the normal demands of this job. It makes sense why so many educators are feeling mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted.

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Project-Based Learning Professional Development Tradition Critical Thinking 187

Edthena

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

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. Need some more side dishes for your classroom learning?

Project-Based Learning 52

Project-Based Learning Professional Development Teaching High School 52

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 25, 2024

This power dynamic also places an enormous burden on teachers, who find themselves doing all of the planning, teaching, reviewing, reflecting, assessing, and communicating with families. Why did we get into teaching in the first place? What biases or assumptions might be influencing my teaching practices?

Critical Thinking 78

Critical Thinking Psychology Project-Based Learning Tradition 78

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Learning through errors was twice as powerful based on instructional time. Teachers had to teach all eight sessions in the traditional instruction condition, totaling 360 minutes of instructional time. But teachers only had to teach every other session when students learned through errors, adding up to only 180 minutes.

Tradition 130

Tradition Middle School Psychology Project-Based Learning 130

ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

Curricular mandates and pressure from school and district leaders, for example, can create a teaching and learning environment that fosters insular, make-work assignments. I like to think of this shift as a transition from content-based to issues-based curriculum. But there are forces that get in the way.

American History 120

American History World History Social Studies History 120

ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Watch this video to see what teaching and learning in UNIVERSE looks like! EdSurge: How did your teaching journey lead you to try UNIVERSE with your college students? How did I teach Arabic when I had no clue what the individual letters even looked like? Who’s going to teach them? I asked them to create websites.

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Tutoring Project-Based Learning Tradition History 115

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

In the fall of 2016, increasingly frustrated by his inability to motivate his students despite his energetic teaching style and popularity inside the classroom, he was drawn to the idea that addressing emotional barriers might help them. And all three have been working with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Teaching 105

Teaching K-12 Civics Psychology 105

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

Seventh grade students offer feedback on projects by sixth graders at Stony Brook School, where about 40 students in each grade get interdisciplinary, project-based learning. It’s a cool way to learn something,” Roman said. Instead of learning and taking a test. It’s more free.”.

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Project-Based Learning Tradition Middle School Social Studies 112

The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

Instead, the schools have adopted an approach that’s become increasingly popular among education advocates and funders: project-based learning. Projects are organized around the development of skills like student collaboration, problem-solving and self-reflection through assignments that blend research with public presentations.

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Project-Based Learning Leadership High School Tradition 95

ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2024

The goal is to improve science literacy among high school students by making lessons meaningful and relevant to their lives through a teaching method called project-based learning. It's not just about meeting you where you are but understanding who you are,” Strachan says of culturally responsive teaching strategies.

Education 124

Education K-12 Cultures Project-Based Learning 124

ED Surge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Lauren Lichtman Head of Strategy & Partnerships Learning Equality Learning Equality offers educational opportunities for the 2.6 It focuses on delivering quality teaching and learning through technology without the internet. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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EdTech Education Library Project-Based Learning 82