The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

A study of project-based learning found that social studies scores were higher for second-grade students who learned this way, compared to students who were taught traditionally. The project-based kids also had slightly higher reading scores but their writing scores were no different.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

More than 200 of you responded to our survey and listed project-based learning (PBL) as a top interest. Pedagogical approaches related to PBL — such as challenge-based learning, problem-based learning, and inquiry-based learning — share common features.

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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. And that’s how they should be. Related Posts. Real responsibility.

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Education Elements

AUGUST 10, 2016

Recently, I had the opportunity to facilitate a workshop with our partners at Loudoun County Public Schools and the Buck Institute for Education to do some deep thinking about the connections between project-based learning (PBL) and personalized learning (PL).

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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.

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TeachThought

JULY 12, 2024

The challenge here is that education isn’t quite ready for it, but if you can figure it out, the possibilities are extraordinary: Deep integration of learning, place, and people. Place-based education See above—learning that is based on place and not an indexed set of nationalized curriculum.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

From here, a variety of practical techniques can be employed, such as cooperative learning, differentiation, performance tasks, problem or project-based learning, etc.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

Educators should encourage project-based learning, interdisciplinary approaches, and creative problem-solving. Quadrant D - Adaptation : Adaptation represents the highest level of application, where students autonomously use their knowledge to tackle complex, real-world problems that may not have clear solutions.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 29, 2021

Incorporating these are not as difficult as you think as they naturally result when sound pedagogical strategies are employed, such as cooperative, personalized, problem-based, blended, and project-based learning, just to name a few. Disruptive thinkers are what the world will always need.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Rethinking education in America should include a move away from teaching to the test and a push toward project-based learning, which encourages students to collaborate, examine and analyze real-world issues and apply scientific research to solve problems.

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TeachThought

JUNE 10, 2024

Learning by Making: Knowledge construction is most effective when learners are actively involved in making something tangible. Project-Based Learning: Emphasis on projects that result in a tangible artifact or product. Influential Theorist: Seymour Papert Key Elements of Constructionism 1.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Flexibility in terms of the learning environment is pivotal, including start times, small group settings, unique classroom design, work-study options, and virtual coursework. In terms of pedagogy, personalized learning strategies and project-based learning should be emphasized.

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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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TeachThought

JULY 18, 2024

Delegate responsibilities when possible and use time-saving teaching strategies, such as flipped classrooms or project-based learning. Develop routines for common tasks such as grading, lesson planning, and classroom setup.

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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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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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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2023

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. What is the best way to teach?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2021

Teaching students the basics of digital literacy is just the first step to successful remote learning, the Hello Future educators said. Hello Future uses a curriculum enriched with project-based learning, in which students do longer, in-depth collaborative projects. Curriculum matters, too.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

However, with any of these pedagogical techniques, there should be an opening and an end at some point, so always keep bookend pedagogy in mind.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 27, 2020

But I think all of the virtual schools that I’ve encountered still focus primarily on low-level learning, digitized and chunked into a digital adaptive learning system. I don’t think I’ve ever seen ‘deeper learning’ or inquiry- and project-based learning as a core tenet of a virtual school.

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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?

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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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Edthena

DECEMBER 2, 2020

This method ultimately engenders ownership around their professional learning. Adult Learning Theory is grounded in choice,” says Valerie. Beginning her own career as a project-based learning (PBL) teacher, Valerie grounds her professional development design PBL, too.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

I’ve designed a new series of workshops that focus on helping teachers to transition from time-consuming teacher-led workflows to sustainable, student-centered workflows.

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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.

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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. Project-based learning lends itself to an interdisciplinary approach.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

“I’ve had conversations with over 100 community organizations and individuals who reached out to us or are in our community and network who found out about Maritime High School and are excited about being involved, which is critical for project-based learning,” added Stephanie Burns, program director at Maritime High School.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

Project-Based Learning (PBL) : In a PBL environment, must-do stations could be essential steps in the project process, such as research or prototype development, while may-do stations offer optional skills workshops or resources for deepening project work, like using organizational project management tools or conducting interviews.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2013

When it comes to innovating in the classroom, project-based learning has gained increased attention as teachers and reformers seek ways to the move our classrooms away from the often mundane textbook-based lesson plan and lecture structure.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

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ED Surge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Harnessing its learnings from KA Lite, the organization has evolved and expanded its impact by developing an ecosystem of open products and tools called Kolibri. More recently, we worked to understand how to leverage Kolibri to support project-based learning to improve foundational skills through a new project in Uganda.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Project-based learning has become a popular method of deeply engaging students in assignments they can dig into over the course of several weeks or even months. Related: Project-based learning boosts student engagement, understanding. Sometimes kids had trouble finding records.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Project-based learning, citizen science learning — such as NASA’s GLOBE program — and service-learning are positive, solution-oriented approaches that can be drawn on to inspire youth and prepare them to be tomorrow’s environmental stewards.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Jonan Donaldson sums it up nicely: Terms such as collaborative learning, project-based learning, metacognition, inquiry-based learning, and so on, might be new to some audiences, but they have a relatively long and well-documented history for many educators.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2019

Jaunine Fouché, the director of the Agricultural and Environmental Education program, dedicates her days to finding new ways to let students further explore the concepts they learn in their classes with projects that have real-world impact and relevance. Agriculture-related projects aren’t the only ones Milton Hershey students work on.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Pedagogical techniques such as personalized, blended and project-based learning as well as differentiated instruction and student agency can lead to greater ownership amongst learners. Closure Learning increases when lessons are concluded in a manner that helps students organize and remember the point of the lesson.

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