Project-Based Learning
Learning to Make a Difference at One Stone
One Stone believes that learners in every environment can find their voice and use it for good. Here's how its high school students are impacting communities, pursuing passions, and thinking globally.
HopSkipDrive: Safe Ride Share for Kids
What if kids could use ride share services to travel to their internship or get home after soccer practice? HopSkipDrive, a Los Angeles startup, has solved this problem with a safe transportation solution for families and schools.
The 3 Preconditions of PBL
The lure of the classroom is a monthly series chronicling the author’s decision to go from classroom to boardroom and back again. In this third edition, he focuses on the preconditions for doing high-quality PBL.
3 School Innovation Insights that Challenge Common Assumptions
By: Chelsea Waite. Chelsea discusses the launch of the Christensen Institute's new Canopy project and three innovation takeaways that may challenge your assumptions.
Solving Interesting Problems With an Entrepreneurial Mindset
By: Mason Pashia. As the workplace continues to shift, leadership and agility are becoming necessary for all members of a team. An entrepreneurial mindset consists of many of the most useful skills for the future. And no, it doesn’t mean starting your own company.
Kansas City High Schools Add Real-World Learning
The largest effort to make high school more valuable—to young people and their communities—is underway in the six-county, two-state Kansas City metro area.
4 Holistic Classroom Ideas Inspired by Maslow’s Humanist Approach
By: Chris Drew. Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs remains incredibly relevant to educators. Here’s how schools and teachers can adapt Maslow’s motivational theory to nurture students and provide them with a safe and fulfilling learning environment.
Future Trend: Designing Schools for How Humans Learn
Schools should not only prepare students for active participation in a networked, global economy, but also for lifelong learning. To do this, there are five critical concepts when planning instruction design for the future to consider.
5 Ways PBL Facilitates Lifelong Learning
Our ability to continually and effectively learn, as independently as possible, will determine our future success in the global economy as much as anything. Project-based learning fosters this lifelong learning mindset in students that will carry them forward for their future careers.
Futureproof Your Students with These Essential Skills for 2030
By: Demetra Adams and Alan Gielen. Demetra and Alan describe how to provide students with a foundation and essential skills to be prepared for 2030.