Always Finding A Way For Purpose & Authenticity In Student Work Some weeks you hear the same message in your head over and over. No, this week’s message wasn’t, “Happy Mothers’ Day.” In fact, I…
Project-Based Learning
10 Practical Ideas For Better Project-Based Learning In Your Classroom
By Jennifer Rita Nichols, TeachThought Intern Teachers are incorporating more and more projects into their curriculum, allowing for much greater levels of collaboration and responsibility for students at all levels. Project- based learning is a…
61 Educational Apps For The 21st Century Student
It’s not entirely clear what it means to be a “21st century student.” And in 2013, it’s also not entirely clear what the definition of an “educational app” might be. Just as students are no…
10 Apps For More Organized Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning, by definition, is flexible. It encourages learner-centeredness, provides the possibility of more authentic work, and allows learners to self-manage and self-direct in places they used to have their hands held. But this has its…
27 Actions That Promote Self-Directed Learning
So I’m trying to better understand how people learn–not now they’re taught in terms of teaching strategies, but more so learning strategies–only not really strategies. Learning actions, or cognitive actions. Self-directed and social learning will…
3 Types Of Project-Based Learning Symbolize Its Evolution
Project-Based Learning is an increasingly popular trend in the 21st century. The best evidence for this popularity might be the nuance it’s taken on. Project-Based Learning has gone from academic study that yields end-of-unit projects,…
15 Tools For Better Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning is a 21st century approach to learning that acts both as a curriculum and instruction tool, as well as a new way for students to think about school. Rather than strictly academic lessons…
Exactly How To Teach With Video Games In The Classroom
The idea of teaching with video games is an exciting concept leading to a challenging practice. Right off the bat the topic is a bit polarizing, the whimsical connotation of “games” juxtaposing harshly with the…
10 iPad Apps To Record How Students Learn
by teacherswithapps For all of the analyses of academics, learning models, curriculum, 21st century thinking, assessment, project-based learning, self-directed learning, social media integration, iPads and related technology, and other emerging trends, how students learn is why…
The Teacher’s How-To Guide To Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning (PBL) is not new–nor are projects in the classroom, which is a different matter entirely. While using PBL in a progressive learning environment is catching on in formal learning environments around the world,…
The Difference Between Projects And Project-Based Learning
Projects in the classroom are as old as the classroom itself. “Projects” can represent a range of tasks that can be done at home or in the classroom, by parents or groups of students, quickly…
10 Characteristics Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment
Wherever we are—the University of Sydney or Mississippi Elementary, we’d all like to think our classrooms are “intellectually active” places. Progressive learning (like our 21st Century Model) environments. In short, highly effective and conducive to student-centered…
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