Project-Based Learning
Deeper Learning as a Turnaround Strategy
Good schools have good goals; they use a variety of strategies to personalize learning supported by aligned supports, staffing, and schedule.
Engaging Online Idaho School Gains Top Marks
Projects are not very common in online learning but at I-DEA they are the academic spine of the school. There is a mixture of individual and team-based projects.
Deeper Project Based Learning
High Tech High, Casco, DSST, Odyssey and other schools we’ve studied suggest help us conclude with 4 main lessons that help avoid low-level activities and promote deeper learning projects.
Creating A Classroom Marketplace
A marketplace gets artifacts . . . “things” . . . into the hands of people who need them and rewards the people who create them. The Classroom Marketplace works the same way, and it prepares students to reap the benefits of real-world marketplaces.
The Having of Wonderful Ideas
Expeditionary Learning is a national network of more than 150 schools that share the coolest design principles including “The having of wonderful ideas.” More broadly, EL schools feature “dynamic leadership, compelling curriculum, engaging instruction, continuous assessment, and a positive school culture.”
Science Outreach with Teachers, Dinosaurs
The fossils and data collected all help UW scientists investigate the extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs 66 million years ago. DIG teachers aren't just adding to paleontology research - they're a part of it.
Students Shine Through Digital Portfolios
Voyager Academy Charter School in Durham, NC is a project-based learning school that currently has about 1,250 students across grades K-11. We started with 320 students in grades 4-7 in 2007 and have grown exponentially. This upcoming school year we will add 12th grade and complete our growth.
Ready for Inspiration? Check Out DIY Stories
Yesterday DIY.org launched a Stories section featuring videos of real kids using DIY.
Q&A: Students Appreciate Proficiency-Based Learning, Says Coach
Jessica Smith, a proficiency-based learning coach in the Portland, Ore. area today shares insight into what it's like to teach teachers, make the shift, and adjust students to proficiency-based teaching and learning (PBTL).
11 Essential Tools For Better Project-Based Learning
The rise of technology used in classrooms has made learning much more interactive. The emergence of iPads to browser-based tools in project-based learning, take teaching to a new level in the 21st century. Even the current trends in education include the use of new technology, from collaborative projects to blending traditional textbook teaching with innovative tools.