Project-Based Learning /project-based-learning Project-Based Learning en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT Even in Academic Classes, 69´«Ã½ Focus on Building 69´«Ã½' Workforce Skills /teaching-learning/even-in-academic-classes-schools-focus-on-building-students-workforce-skills/2024/10 69´«Ã½ work on meeting academic standards. What happens when they focus on different sets of skills? Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/even-in-academic-classes-schools-focus-on-building-students-workforce-skills/2024/10 Preparing for the Workforce Can Start as Early as 1st Grade. What It Looks Like /teaching-learning/preparing-for-the-workforce-can-start-as-early-as-1st-grade-what-it-looks-like/2024/10 Preparing students for college and career success starts well before high school—and it doesn’t only involve occupation-specific training. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/preparing-for-the-workforce-can-start-as-early-as-1st-grade-what-it-looks-like/2024/10 Project-Based Learning Helps Connect Lessons to 69´«Ã½' Lives (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-project-based-learning-helps-connect-lessons-to-students-lives/2024/09 If students aren't interested in a topic vital to their education, present them with chances to discuss, understand, and dissect "the WHY." Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:54:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-project-based-learning-helps-connect-lessons-to-students-lives/2024/09 This Leader Partners With 69´«Ã½ to Build a More Sustainable Future for Her District /leaders/2024/this-leader-partners-with-students-to-build-a-more-sustainable-future-for-her-district Under LeeAnn Kittle's leadership, the Denver district has implemented an ambitious climate action plan. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:01:00 GMT /leaders/2024/this-leader-partners-with-students-to-build-a-more-sustainable-future-for-her-district The Future of STEM Education is Social Impact - SPONSOR CONTENT /sponsor/samsung/the-future-of-stem-education-is-social-impact In today’s world where so many different elements of the news and of our culture are competing for students’ attention, one of the hardest... Sun, 17 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT /sponsor/samsung/the-future-of-stem-education-is-social-impact How This Teacher Tapped Virtual Reality to Pump Up Student Engagement /technology/how-this-teacher-tapped-virtual-reality-to-pump-up-student-engagement/2023/06 A Milwaukee-area teacher used VR to teach about the water cycle, and saw a huge spike in student engagement. Tue, 27 Jun 2023 20:48:53 GMT /technology/how-this-teacher-tapped-virtual-reality-to-pump-up-student-engagement/2023/06 Did Districts Really Do That? Some of Their Worst Decisions (Opinion) /leadership/opinion-did-districts-really-do-that-some-of-their-worst-decisions/2023/06 At times, districts make changes without consulting other members of the school community or considering the consequences. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 11:38:16 GMT /leadership/opinion-did-districts-really-do-that-some-of-their-worst-decisions/2023/06 Student Engagement Can Be Elusive. Here's How to Help (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-student-engagement-can-be-elusive-heres-how-to-help/2023/04 If students don't think a lesson is relevant, they'll give it short shrift. There are ways to show them it serves a purpose. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:13:37 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-student-engagement-can-be-elusive-heres-how-to-help/2023/04 This High School Class Partnered With a Law School Program. Here's What Both Learned /teaching-learning/this-high-school-class-partnered-with-a-law-school-program-heres-what-both-learned/2023/02 A university-school system partnership is bolstering the alignment of a high school research course with college expectations. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 21:53:19 GMT /teaching-learning/this-high-school-class-partnered-with-a-law-school-program-heres-what-both-learned/2023/02 Outsmart ChatGPT: 8 Tips for Creating Assignments It Can't Do /technology/outsmart-chatgpt-8-tips-for-creating-assignments-it-cant-do/2023/02 69´«Ã½ may outsource their five paragraph essays to ChatGPT, but there are some types of writing the tool doesn't handle well. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:11:41 GMT /technology/outsmart-chatgpt-8-tips-for-creating-assignments-it-cant-do/2023/02 Making Math Matter: A District Leader's Mission /leaders/2023/making-math-matter-a-district-leaders-mission As a teacher, Tonya Clarke sought to change the way her students saw math. Now, she's bringing her vision districtwide. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:01:28 GMT /leaders/2023/making-math-matter-a-district-leaders-mission Utilizing ESSER Funding to Implement STEM and PBL Initiatives /events/webinar/utilizing-esser-funding-to-implement-stem-pbl-initiatives Learn how school districts can utilize ESSER funding to implement STEM and project-based learning programs. Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:34:12 GMT /events/webinar/utilizing-esser-funding-to-implement-stem-pbl-initiatives Impacting Student Achievement With Project-Based Learning + STEM /events/webinar/impacting-student-achievement-with-project-based-learning-stem Hear from educators how they are using SmartLab Learning to implement innovative PBL + STEM initiatives. Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:23:30 GMT /events/webinar/impacting-student-achievement-with-project-based-learning-stem Teach Like a Runner: 3 Ways to Get Started With Project-Based Learning (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-teach-like-a-runner-3-ways-to-get-started-with-project-based-learning/2021/10 Take the equivalent of a five-minute jog to build authenticity in the classroom, because small changes can make a big difference. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:00:44 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-teach-like-a-runner-3-ways-to-get-started-with-project-based-learning/2021/10 Q&A Collections: Project-Based Learning (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-q-a-collections-project-based-learning/2021/08 Ten years of posts about how to do project-based learning in classrooms. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 21:50:16 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-q-a-collections-project-based-learning/2021/08 Q&A Collections: Cooperative & Collaborative Learning (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-q-a-collections-cooperative-collaborative-learning/2021/07 Ten years of links containing advice from 50 teachers on how to incorporate cooperative and collaborative learning in the classroom. Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:30:05 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-q-a-collections-cooperative-collaborative-learning/2021/07 Personalized Learning’s Big Test Is Coming This School Year /technology/personalized-learnings-big-test-is-coming-this-school-year/2021/07 As schools try to repair the damage of COVID-19 and racial injustice, it's now or never for the much-hyped personalized learning movement. Tue, 20 Jul 2021 14:51:40 GMT /technology/personalized-learnings-big-test-is-coming-this-school-year/2021/07 Adults Are Banning Classroom Topics. Perhaps They Should Allow 69´«Ã½ to Explore Them? (Opinion) /leadership/opinion-adults-are-banning-classroom-topics-perhaps-they-should-allow-students-to-explore-them/2021/06 Instead of banning conversations on critical issues, we should use project-based learning to encourage students to see all sides. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 18:58:50 GMT /leadership/opinion-adults-are-banning-classroom-topics-perhaps-they-should-allow-students-to-explore-them/2021/06 How to Develop Powerful Project-Based Learning /events/live-online-discussion/how-to-develop-powerful-project-based-learning How do you prepare students to be engaged, active, and empowered young adults? Creating a classroom atmosphere that encourages students to pursue critical inquiry and the many skills it requires demands artful planning on the Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:54:41 GMT /events/live-online-discussion/how-to-develop-powerful-project-based-learning '69´«Ã½ Will Ask Great Questions If We Give Them the Chance' (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-students-will-ask-great-questions-if-we-give-them-the-chance/2021/05 Four educators share ideas for encouraging students to develop questions, including through project-based learning. Sun, 16 May 2021 14:51:20 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-students-will-ask-great-questions-if-we-give-them-the-chance/2021/05 Don't 'Make the Math Classroom a Project-Based-Learning-Free Zone' (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-dont-make-the-math-classroom-a-pbl-free-zone/2021/04 Three educators share advice on incorporating project-based learning in math classes, including asking the question "What's nearby?" Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:00:32 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-dont-make-the-math-classroom-a-pbl-free-zone/2021/04 Using Project-Based Learning in Math Classes (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-using-project-based-learning-in-math-classes/2021/04 Two teachers share practical strategies for using project-based learning in math classes, including one called "Notice & Wonder." Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:40:37 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-using-project-based-learning-in-math-classes/2021/04 The Only Class a High School Dropout Never Missed (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-the-only-class-a-high-school-dropout-never-missed/2021/02 New research shows how to engage even the hardest-to-reach students. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:00:04 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-only-class-a-high-school-dropout-never-missed/2021/02 Why 'Deep Learning' Is Hard to Do in Remote or Hybrid Schooling /technology/why-deep-learning-is-hard-to-do-in-remote-or-hybrid-schooling/2020/11 Educators are helping students learn to dig deeper into topics in remote, hybrid, or socially distanced learning, but it isn’t easy. Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:36:43 GMT /technology/why-deep-learning-is-hard-to-do-in-remote-or-hybrid-schooling/2020/11 6 Lessons Learned About Better Teaching During the Pandemic /technology/6-lessons-learned-about-better-teaching-during-the-pandemic/2020/11 Educators who work in personalized learning schools are adjusting instruction for remote, hybrid, and in-person learning. Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:36:43 GMT /technology/6-lessons-learned-about-better-teaching-during-the-pandemic/2020/11 The World of Careers Is Changing. This Superintendent Aims to Get His 69´«Ã½ ‘Future Ready’ /teaching-learning/video-the-world-of-careers-is-changing-this-superintendent-aims-to-get-his-students-future-ready/2020/02 69´«Ã½ get a postsecondary jump-start through Hamilton County, Tenn.’s Future-Ready Institutes, led by Superintendent Bryan Johnson. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:21:28 GMT /teaching-learning/video-the-world-of-careers-is-changing-this-superintendent-aims-to-get-his-students-future-ready/2020/02 How to Engage All 69´«Ã½ in STEM (Opinion) /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-engage-all-students-in-stem/2019/07 Many resources are available to help engage all students in STEM learning and help them persist in STEM careers. Tue, 09 Jul 2019 11:54:05 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-engage-all-students-in-stem/2019/07