Project-Based Learning
Can Learning Be Both Powerful and Boring?
By: David Ross A couple of weeks ago, I opened the door to my new classroom and faced a line of sixth graders eager to meet their teacher. I don’t know who was more nervous: me or them. This was my 11th year of teaching, so the nerves should seem…
4 Ways Project-Based Learning Prepares Students For the Future of Work
By: Michael Niehoff. Michael demonstrates how high-quality project-based learning effectively advances students’ core skills for the future of work.
Dare to Imagine: The First Global School Opens in D.C. and Shenzhen
“Our job is to build the first modern school—not a little better but fundamentally, radically better.” That was Chris Whittle’s charge to the founding faculty of a new global school opening in September in Washington, D.C. and Shenzhen, China. “The campuses represent the best thinking from…
Service Learning: Designed to Motivate and Inspire
By: Liz Pitofsky Part of the thrill of facilitating The Service Learning Project (SLP) is seeing the incredibly positive impact on youth of all ages, and there are consistent trends: Students are excited to participate in, but even more so to lead, the process. They are passionate about…
Culturally Relevant PBeyL: Exploring the Example Set by Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’
By: Michelle Sadrena Pledger Tears of joy stream down my cheeks as I watch beautiful black women and men of every hue, height, shape and shoe size artfully move their bodies in ways that display unity and uniqueness. With a smile on my face and in my heart, I listen…
Keep Your Head Up
One teacher shares a collaborative project idea meant to deliver a positive message to students, teachers, and parents about persevering through tough times, showing some grit, and leaning on their school district family when needed.
One Stone: Where Purpose Meets Impact
By: Dr. Lindsay Portnoy. As schools like One Stone work to infuse applied learning into education, learners see the relevance of the skills they learn and find ways to map that knowledge on to meaningful work today and in the future. Learn more here.
Booker T. Washington: A Project-Based Learning Pioneer
Booker T. Washington’s ideas and the HQPBL-aligned curriculum of the Tuskegee Institute could serve as a model for addressing many modern educational challenges.
PBL Assessment: Real World and Real Stakes
Real PBL assessment involves high stakes and real-world outcomes. Kyle Wagner answers five questions about creating high quality PBL assessment.
Schools That Get Outside and Empathize
By: Andrew Marinopoulos. Looking for a way to positively shift the culture of your learning community? Join Andrew as he highlights the importance of an empathetic approach to refreshing your mission.