Project-Based Learning

Students participate in reflections after a day of learning in Julia Kromenacker’s 3rd grade classroom at Old Mill Elementary School in Mt. Washington, Ky. on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Students participate in reflections after a day of learning in Julia Kromenacker’s 3rd grade classroom at Old Mill Elementary School in Mt. Washington, Ky., on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. The Bullitt County district that includes Old Mill Elementary has incorporated a focus on building more general life skills, like collaboration, problem-solving, and communication, that community members and employers consistently say they want from students coming out of high school.
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College & Workforce Readiness Even in Academic Classes, Schools Focus on Building Students' Workforce Skills
Schools work on meeting academic standards. What happens when they focus on different sets of skills?
Matthew Stone, October 22, 2024
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Jenna Bray, a 1st grade teacher at Old Mill Elementary School in Mt. Washington, Ky., helps her student Lucas Joiner on an online learning assignment on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Jenna Bray, a 1st grade teacher at Old Mill Elementary School in Mt. Washington, Ky., helps student Lucas Joiner on an online learning assignment on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. The Bullitt County district, which includes Old Mill Elementary, has incorporated a focus on equipping students with more general life skills—like communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving—that employers and community members consistently say they want from students coming out of high school.
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College & Workforce Readiness Preparing for the Workforce Can Start as Early as 1st Grade. What It Looks Like
Preparing students for college and career success starts well before high school—and it doesn’t only involve occupation-specific training.
Matthew Stone, October 22, 2024
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Teaching Opinion Project-Based Learning Helps Connect Lessons to Students' Lives
If students aren't interested in a topic vital to their education, present them with chances to discuss, understand, and dissect "the WHY."
Larry Ferlazzo, September 3, 2024
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LeeAnn Kittle, executive director of sustainability at Denver Public Schools, right, talks to Amelia Fernández Rodríguez, 16, a junior at DSST: Conservatory Green High School on Jan. 12, 2024. Rodríguez and her peers lead “DPS Students for Climate Action,” and were filming a video at Denver East High School on creating a sustainability club.
LeeAnn Kittle, the executive director of sustainability at Denver Public Schools, right, talks to Amelia Fernández Rodríguez, 16, a junior at DSST: Conservatory Green High School. Kittle partners with Rodríguez and other students on efforts to make the district's schools more sustainable.
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School & District Management Leader To Learn From 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.
Arianna Prothero, February 5, 2024
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Teaching Spotlight Spotlight on Problem-Based Learning
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January 16, 2024
Group photo of: Holly Warren, Kirstin Milks, Karen Jepson-Innes, Kiefer Kettenis, Emma Shaw
Bloomington High School South's Samsung Solve for Tomorrow student team showcased their Temp Mural project at the Wonderlab Museum ceremony, where they unveiled a mural art piece created with highly reflective, climate-positive barium sulfate paint, aimed at mitigating the effects of global warming. Left to right:<br/>• Holly Warren, interim director of economic and sustainable development at the City of Bloomington<br/>• Kirstin Milks, science teacher at Bloomington High School South<br/>• Karen Jepson-Innes, Executive Director, WonderLab Museum of Science and Technology<br/>• Kiefer Kettenis, Temp Mural team member<br/>• Emma Shaw, Temp Mural team member
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Classroom Technology How This Teacher Tapped Virtual Reality to Pump Up Student Engagement
A Milwaukee-area teacher used VR to teach about the water cycle, and saw a huge spike in student engagement.
Alyson Klein, June 27, 2023
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School & District Management Opinion Did Districts Really Do That? Some of Their Worst Decisions
At times, districts make changes without consulting other members of the school community or considering the consequences.
Larry Ferlazzo, June 23, 2023
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Teaching Opinion Student Engagement Can Be Elusive. Here's How to Help
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.
Larry Ferlazzo, April 26, 2023
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15 min read
Jay Glassie, an English teacher at Coolidge High School, speaks to George Washington University law faculty and students ahead of some of his students' presentation.
Jay Glassie, an English teacher at Coolidge High School, speaks to George Washington University law faculty and students ahead of some of his students' presentation.
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Teaching This High School Class Partnered With a Law School Program. Here's What Both Learned
A university-school system partnership is bolstering the alignment of a high school research course with college expectations.
Madeline Will, February 17, 2023
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7 min read
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Artificial Intelligence Outsmart ChatGPT: 8 Tips for Creating Assignments It Can't Do
Students may outsource their five paragraph essays to ChatGPT, but there are some types of writing the tool doesn't handle well.
Alyson Klein, February 14, 2023
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Tonya Clarke, coordinator of K–12 mathematics in the division of school leadership and improvement for Clayton County Public Schools in Jonesboro, Ga., helps students with geometry at Adamson Middle School.
Tonya Clarke, coordinator of K–12 mathematics in the division of school leadership and improvement for the Clayton County Public Schools in Jonesboro, Ga., helps students with geometry while observing an 8th grade math class at Adamson Middle School late last year.
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Mathematics Leader To Learn From Making Math Matter: A District Leader's Mission
As a teacher, Tonya Clarke sought to change the way her students saw math. Now, she's bringing her vision districtwide.
Sarah Schwartz, February 6, 2023
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