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…
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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…
Students Eloquently Discuss The Shifts Of Project-Based Learning
The Shift toward New Learning Goals They start out in their English class with The Paperboy, a 1995 novel set in the southern United States that explores themes of betrayal, justice, and tolerance. Their goal,…
11 Essential Tools For Better Project-Based Learning
The rise of technology used in classrooms has made learning much more interactive. The emergence of iPads to browser-based tools in project-based learning, take teaching to a new level in the 21st century. Even the…
19 Open Resources For High School By Category
“14 Open Resources For High School” by Tom Vander Ark and Sarah Cargill originally appeared on gettingsmart.com Last week Secretary Duncan said it was time to dump the heavy, expensive books students lug around in their…
23 Ways To Use The iPad In The 21st Century PBL Classroom
The iPad is not magic, and as many educators have found integrating them meaningfully is by no means a just-add-water proposition. The same applies to Project-Based Learning. Project-Based Learning is a method of giving learners…
Video Games Shift From Action to Emotion Makes Them More Education-Friendly
The emotional power of video games is becoming increasingly powerful. This is in part because storytellers are becoming more adept at leveraging what it is games naturally do well. But it’s also an effect of…
Rethinking Grading In A 21st Century Project-Based Learning Environment
Summary: In Project-Based Learning, achievements can encourage students by clarifying complexity and rewarding nuance in performance Whether a letter or a number, any singular alphanumeric expression meant to evaluate a student’s understanding or academic performance…
5 Simple Things Educators Can Do To Promote GBL
In my post “Gamification vs. Education – Irreconcilable Differences?“ I wrote about the things that the video game industry needs to do in order to be taken seriously by educators, parents, and policy makers, so that…
A 10th Grader Explains: Testing Is Not Learning
Standardized tests are the bane of my existence. Why? Mainly because they don’t show an accurate portrayal of students. Standardized testing came about during the Industrial Revolution when schools were flooded with students and the focus…
Embedding Standards In Understanding By Design From ASCD
For the K-12 teacher, ASCD consistently overs a variety of resources to support learning. Teacher tools, models, and general expertise from experts from our own Bena Kallick and Carol Ann Tomlinson to Grant Wiggins and…
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