Project-Based Learning
(PBL) is an instructional approach where traditional, direct classroom instruction and tests are replaced by authentic, often interdisciplinary projects, usually designed by the student with guidance from instructors/coaches, addresssing real-world problems as the assessment instead of a test. It also is closely related to deeper learning, challenge-based learning, interest-based learning and more.
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Building a Capstone Program: Rooting Education in the Growing Capacities of Youth
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Capstones have the power to create a unique academic identity rooted in learner empowerment, relevance, and authenticity. Aaron Schorn shares the first steps in building a Capstone program.
Microlearning – Is Small the New Big Idea?
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In a big world where platforms dominate, how can small, agile players shape the ecosystem? In education, how can microlearning - microschools and bite-sized learning - change the laying of the land?
One Stone Students Serve Up the Glass Half Full
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One Stone hosted their annual fundraiser One Half Event virtually and saw great success. Here is a recap.
The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring And What it Means for Education
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The pandemic broke some old conventions and accelerated other trends. One convention that, for many tech employers, fell by the wayside was requiring degrees for every position. A trend that…
The 5 Steps of Design Thinking Help Drive School Improvements
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How can educators ensure a commitment to continuous improvement? Long-time educator and former engineer, Ben Owens, explores one of the most powerful tools: design thinking.
Dr. Fernande Raine On Using History and Museums to Incubate Changemakers
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On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom is joined by Fernande Raine, founder and CEO of Got history.
Learner-Centered and Project-Based Middle Schools
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Middle schools across the country are changing the world for better through meaningful project-based learning.
Human Expression: Why It Should Be A Global Goal And How Crypto Can Help
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Human expression is essential to a meaningful future. New mediums and models are making it easier than ever to make a living. We must adapt how we talk about creativity.
The Story of Transforming A System: Spring Grove Schools
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By: Gina Meinertz. Globally, school systems are in need of shifting power, practices, and tradition to a more student-centered learning model.
New Changemaking Strategy Energizes Real World Learning in Kansas City
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The Real World Learning Initiative is centered around value community-connected projects, internships, entrepreneurial experiences, college credit, and industry-recognized credentials supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, in an effort to mobilize regional high school transformation.
