Project-Based Learning
Quality Work + Project-Based Learning at Katherine Smith Elementary
Located in a low income neighborhood behind a strip center in the Evergreen School District in East San Jose, Katherine Smith is a great example of what happens when you have a dedication to community, a drive for excellence and an innovation mindset.
Opportunity: The Heart of Passion-Based Learning
I am forever grateful to these teachers for all they instilled in me, and these creative opportunities now constitute the very heart of one of my favorite projects offered to students in "Studio 113" -- The Crucible Passion-Based Contract. Here are some of the recent opportunities and the results.
Enriching the Path to Wisdom
By: Bob Lenz and Jonathan Raymond. Project-based learning schools are enriching the path to wisdom, ensuring that students have access to engage in relevant and authentic project based work, are exposed to work in the real world and are learning social and emotional skills that support college and career readiness.
The Many Ways Personalized Learning Plays out in Education
From Project based to blended and even GenDIY. There are many ways personalized learning plays out in education and there's been a shift in the way people are talking about innovation. Recognition of the potential of innovation to help close achievement gaps, boost access and better prepare students for college and career is growing.
8 Online Learning Trends that are Changing the Learning Landscape
Seeking access to more and better learning opportunities, a state official called and asked about next generation of K-12 online learning. We see eight trends--some emerging from k-12 providers, some from HigherEd--improving online learning.
3 Tips to Support Project-based Learning for Low-Income Students
A project-based learning classroom is a special place by design, and close attention to equity is one of the ways a teacher can add even more value than simply the learning experience.
Schools for Wisdom: Personalized Project-Based Learning
The new documentary Most Likely to Succeed follows the journey of students at High Tech High, one of the best high schools in America. David Brooks from the New York Times recently reviewed the movie, but overlooked some key points.
Smart Review | Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards
Getting Smart Teacher Blogger Amber Chandler shares why she's giving her copy Bob Lenz's "Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards" to her superintendent.
A Student’s Perspective on Project-Based Learning
By: Jaylen Reese & Getting Smart Staff. A student voice recap of New Tech Network’s most recent PBL chat by Jaylen Reese who attends Calumet New Tech. Jaylen shares key takeaways and creative ways to approach PBL instruction from a student’s perspective.
Knod: Eliminating the Education to Employment Gap
By: Katie Vander Ark. Knod is a Salt Lake City based talent development company working to eliminate the education-to-employment gap by producing job candidates who are ready for the workforce by focusing first on employer needs, not student needs.