Project-Based Learning

Corey shares the mission for all students to find their calling in this brief excerpt from, Where Students Lead, a film documenting the dramatic student impact of experiential learning at Northeastern University’s Graduate School of Education and the Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) Network of profession-based programs.

Jamie explains why the future of work's rapidly changing landscape requires our students to be flexible in their learning and why student choice is so important.

By: Erik Day and Michelle Berkeley. This innovative learning community focused on project-based learning has instituted a competency-based science program using badge criteria for students to create a personalized pathway tailored to their unique interests.

Learn more about how NuVu, an innovation school located in Massachusetts, implements a studio-based learning model that provides students the opportunity to problem-solve through creating and building.

Performing arts offer opportunities for students to learn lifelong skills that go beyond performance. Theatre is a solution rich, deeper learning experience that provides opportunities for problem-solving, empathy building and project management. Read more on why these experiences matter for youth.

Tom speaks with Hank Stratton and Ted Kraus from the University of Arizona on the importance of performing arts experiences and how they're a great example of project-based learning, help teach empathy and support deeper learning for students.

Our latest report, How to Innovate: Options for School Districts explores innovation opportunities and identifies New Tech Network as an exemplar design partner for comprehensive school change.

Project-based learning means going beyond assigning projects and instead, promoting student agency by having students drive their learning.

Artificial Intelligence will have more influence on the livelihoods of young people over the next several decades than any other factor. To contribute now and in the future, they will need extended challenges that encourage them to build agency while solving harder problems with fewer answers.

By: Beth Holland. Numerous current initiatives focus on creating personalized learner experiences through modern trends such as high-quality project-based learning (HQPBL) and design thinking. However, this pursuit to deliver learning that fuels each whole child has its roots in the Reggio Emilia Approach that Loris Malaguzzi first envisioned in the 1940s.