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Teacher, student and blogger Adora Svitak explains how teachers can give students a more empowering role in their own education.

2/8/12
Blogger Eric Brunsell takes us on a tour of his favorite online resources for science teachers.

2/7/12
Motivational psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson presents the simple yet game-changing tool of "if-then" planning.

2/6/12
Blogger Jim Berman opens our eyes to the increasing value of offering career and technical education at the high school level.

2/2/12
To celebrate Digital Learning Day, blogger Andrew Marcinek presents the description of a course that offers his tech-savvy high school students a valuable introduction to the IT world.

2/1/12
In the third installment of her New Teacher Academy series, blogger Lisa Dabbs invites veteran teacher Paula Naugle to illustrate some best practices for delivery of instruction.

1/31/12
Blogger Suzie Boss brings to light a quick and easy way to learn about PBL best practices.

1/30/12
Blogger Andrew Miller visits the world of game-based learning to help civics students get a feel for how government really works.

1/27/12
Blogger Suzie Boss tells the story of One World Education, a nonprofit that works with more than 1,000 young writers and 325 teachers.

1/20/12
Blogger Bob Lenz proposes four school design tips, which includes more time for teachers to assess student work.

1/19/12
Blogger Elena Aguilar explains the importance of activating students' prior knowledge and using authentic assessment.

1/18/12
Blogger Judy Willis MD describes the positive uses of art as a tool to capture attention and educate young minds.

1/16/12
Blogger Andrew Miller suggests teaching strategies around graphic novels and comics, popular media that hold enormous educational potential.

1/11/12
Through his own entertaining prose, blogger Todd Finley breathes life into the stifling writing rubrics that so often squash student creativity.

1/11/12
Edutopia community manager Betty Ray presents a simple yet elegant strategy to bring real-world thinking into the classroom.

1/3/12
John Hunter's fourth-graders use a 4 foot by 4 foot game made of plexiglass to solve the world's problems.

12/23/11
Blogger Suzie Boss talks with the teacher behind a project where students designed a farmers' market pavilion that earned the kids early college credits along with summer stipends.

12/20/11
Blogger and middle-school teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron offers up a list of new things she plans to try in the classroom.

12/19/11
Educational futurist Dale J. Stephens redefines "dropping out" as the new model for taking control of your own education.

12/16/11
Terrell Heick of TeachThought.com leads a guided tour through the evolution of gaming and hints at how students can customize their own educational experience.

12/15/11
Kindergarten inclusion teacher Trisha Riche' inspires her students -- and her readers -- to play, learn and teach outside of the box.

12/14/11
Blogger Andrew Marcinek shares the real payoff for his digital literacy students.

12/9/11
Blogger and PBL specialist Andrew Miller offers an array of creative suggestions for using Quick Response codes in the classroom.

12/5/11
Blogger Suzie Boss reports from India how project-based learning has taken hold at Alwar Public School.

12/2/11
In his third and final blog, Ohio's 2011 Milken National Educator Award winner, Brian Page, provides a list of financial literacy resources for high school students.

11/29/11
Ohio's 2011 Milken National Educator Award, Brian Page, shares resources for weaving financial literacy into middle school coursework.

11/22/11
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron shares a blended genre unit where students research and write their own persuasive speeches in the TED.com format.

11/21/11
Ohio's 2011 Milken National Educator Award, Brian Page, explains the importance of financial literacy for elementary students.

11/18/11
Students in Donna Roman's fifth grade class shared holiday cards with students in Taiwan.

11/14/11
Chris Baer and his students share One Day in the Life with their peers across the globe.

11/11/11
Blogger Suzie Boss describes how entrepreneurship education engages students in critical thinking and deepens their financial literacy.

11/10/11
Digital media instructor Daphne Bradford turned an after-school technology enrichment program into a valuable lesson for retired community members.

11/8/11
Blogger Andrew Miller celebrates teachers who engage their students' cognitive abilities through creative methods.

11/2/11
North Carolina English Teachers Association Outstanding English Teacher of 2010, Autumn Crisp, shares how she balances teaching in the digital and the real world.

11/1/11
Blogger Kenneth Olden shares the thinking and feeling behind a project-based learning unit that brings Homer's Iliad to life and increases student engagement.

10/25/11
A school district in Indiana takes on the project of bringing clean drinking water to people in Haiti.

10/21/11
A parent and community organizer shares some resources and great ideas, including the creation of a resource map and connecting with subject matter experts to connect to curriculum.

10/19/11
Blogger Bob Lenz reflects on project-based learning, intervention strategies and college readiness.

9/27/11
An elementary library media specialist reviews apps along the revised Bloom's taxonomy. Apps for evaluating Evaluation are reviewed in this fifth post of a six-part series.

9/22/11
Some examples of rich and rewarding learning opportunities offered in our national parks.

9/16/11
In honor of Edutopia's 20th anniversary, blogger Andrew Miller provides twenty tips on how to manage PBL. Enjoy and please add your own!

9/14/11
An elementary library media specialist reviews apps along the revised Bloom's taxonomy. Apps for Analyzing are reviewed in this fourth post of a five-part series.

9/8/11
Identify the type of question you want to ask, focus for your desired outcome, then ensure it's appropriate for the students and their culture.

8/24/11
An elementary library media specialist reviews apps along the revised Bloom's taxonomy. Apps for Applying are reviewed in this third post of a five-part series.

8/24/11
Good driving questions are written to help guide the teacher and the student.

8/17/11
To engage students, put relevancy at the center of the curriculum rather than computations.

8/15/11
Blogger Suzie Boss explains how making PBL part of out-of-school time gives youth new opportunities to become leaders, thinkers, and problem-solvers.

8/5/11
PBL and blended learning prove to be two educational approaches worth combining.

8/3/11
English and social studies teacher Nicholas Provenzano uses The Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution as a tool for classroom management.

7/21/11
Elementary educators can take advantage of PBLs flexibility in full, partial, or separate integrations.

7/7/11
John Lerner from the Buck Institute of Education says PBL is more rigorous and more organized than many think.

7/1/11
Blogger Andrew Miller on why we need to keep relevancy in mind when we ask students to perform real world math, just as the Math Common Core dictates.

6/28/11
Blogger Suzie Boss shares resources for connecting project-based learning with current events.

6/27/11
Blogger Thom Markham argues that the soft skills of SEL will make students successful not only in PBL, but also in life.

6/21/11
A dynamic list of the best resources: Practical (useful right now), Innovative (useful someday), and Persuasive (can make the case to change someone's mind), as rated by educators.

6/17/11
The Buck Institute's Andrew Miller shares a couple of useful templates for calendaring a project-based class.

6/15/11
A dynamic list of the best resources: Practical (useful right now), Innovative (useful someday), and Persuasive (can make the case to change someone's mind), as rated by educators.

6/10/11
Blogger Suzie Boss shares ways to best end a project, which includes sharing the final product with an audience.

6/8/11
Blogger Suzie Boss gives tips for getting projects off the ground.

6/7/11
A dynamic list of the best resources: Practical (useful right now), Innovative (useful someday), and Persuasive (can make the case to change someone's mind), as rated by educators.

6/3/11
A dynamic list of the best resources: Practical (useful right now), Innovative (useful someday), and Persuasive (can make the case to change someone's mind), as rated by educators.

5/27/11
A dynamic list of the best resources: Practical (useful right now), Innovative (useful someday), and Persuasive (can make the case to change someone's mind), as rated by educators.

5/20/11
A Tampa FL assistant principal shares some insights into how she and one student started a movement in their community.

5/19/11
The Education Director of Make Magazine and Maker Faire shares some tips for getting involved in the DIY education/maker community.

5/17/11
An interview with Marsha Ratzel, middle school earth science and social studies teacher who shares some innovative ideas for integrating Paper.li and Twitter to teach critical thinking and information literacy.

5/17/11
A dynamic list of the best resources: Practical (useful right now), Innovative (useful someday), and Persuasive (can make the case to change someone's mind), as rated by educators.

5/13/11
Andrew Miller of the Buck Institute for Education shares some practical ways to make PBL apply to "real-life" math standards.

5/10/11
Five videos showcase top STEM innovations from the recent STEMposium event.

5/9/11
Kerri Flinchbaugh, Assistant Director of the University Writing Center at East Carolina University, discusses the theory of mutuality. She applies the concept to writing conferences and provides three activities emphasizing the concept.

5/5/11
Blogger Bob Lenz suggests ideas for getting started with project-based learning in the classroom.

4/28/11
Blogger Gaetan Pappalardo believes that every day should be Earth Day. Here are some project ideas, from fun and simple to deep and meaningful.

4/22/11
World Languages community discussion group facilitator Don Doehla uses project-based learning to teach foreign language and meet state standards. He supplies three lessons as examples.

4/21/11
Guest Blogger Thom Markham provides a seven-step process for enhancing student performance in a project-based learning environment.

4/13/11
Guest blogger Paul Bogdan shares a collection of resources to develop student-centered learning environments.

3/29/11
Edutopia's newest guide offers ten tips for assessing project-based learning.

3/24/11
The changing role of science educators, wikis, mobile devices, and other exciting science trends from the 2011 National Science Teachers Association Conference in San Francisco (March 10 - 13).

3/11/11
The Department of Ed's Karen Cator answers your questions about the National Education Technology Plan (NETP)

3/9/11
Thom Markham from the Buck Institute shares some strategies for embedding PBL in STEM education.

3/7/11
Andrew Miller from the Buck Institute shares some criteria for assessing project-based learning effectively.

2/28/11
George Lucas shares his thoughts on shining a spotlight on the most exciting classrooms, schools, and districts where innovations in teaching and learning are taking place.

2/27/11
Eric Brunsell interviews the producer of NBC's Chemistry Now & a teacher who uses this free online resource for chem teachers.

2/11/11
2/7/11
Middle school students are taking pride in STEM innovations via STEMposium.

1/18/11
STEM blogger Eric Brunsell on the 5 features of science inquiry: What questions do you ask?

1/3/11
Suzie Boss highlights a teacher who stuck to project-based learning, even when the students were initially resistant.

11/26/10
Edutopia shares its six core strategies for reforming education as part of the National Day of Blogging for Real Ed Reform.

11/22/10
STEM blogger Eric Brunsell shares a huge variety of inquiry-based projects to engage students.

11/10/10
Suzie Boss shares ways teachers can use current events and news in the classroom, and helpful links to get you started.

11/8/10
Inside the classroom and mind of an extraordinary teacher, a biography of Albert Cullum

11/5/10
Milton Chen, Edutopia's executive director emeritus, offers a glimpse into some exciting developments in public education.

11/3/10
Bob Lenz makes clear that reform and redesign of our pubic schools must focus on one goal: a college degree for all students.

10/29/10
Gaetan Pappalardo shares the Mind's Eye, a Halloween activity to ignite young imaginations.

10/27/10
Wind Power Project Offers a New Spin for Misbehaving Students: How one teacher tackles sustainability, recycling, and renewable energy with a tin of baked beans

10/25/10
Anne O'Brien explains the importance of civic education in our schools, stressing that our country cannot thrive if its citizens do not know how to maintain it.

10/22/10
A Primer on Citizen Science: How to Ignite Students' Natural Curiosity

10/13/10
A web 2.0 class crosses geographical boundaries to teach information literacy: 21st century skills, collaboration and digital citizenship.

10/11/10
Bob Lenz highlights a recent study's findings that shows the effectiveness of project-based learning.

9/30/10
The Five Features of Science Inquiry: How do you know? STEM blogger Eric Brunsell outlines the five features of science inquiry

9/29/10
Not My Father's Shop Class: Fusing Career Tech with College Prep

9/28/10
Blogger Eric Brunsell writes on how to engage students with high quality science tradebooks.

9/14/10
A Maine high school takes on the project-learning task of building a replica of a 16th-century ocean vessel.

8/30/10
A case study showing how Clark STEM Magnet School is integrating STEM with arts and academics.

8/13/10
Edutopia's first online Project-Based Learning Camp wraps up with some impressive results.

8/11/10
Mary Beth Hertz on how to integrate technology into your classroom with limited resources.

8/11/10
Content standards can support creativity in our classrooms.

8/10/10
STEM blogger Eric Brunsell interviews National Lab Day founder Samantha Israel.

8/10/10
8/6/10
The first in a five part series on the integration of arts in STEM education by guest blogger Jim Brazell.

7/30/10
Teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron shares an idea for project-based learning when students return in fall.

7/23/10
Collaborate on projects online with other educators at Edutopia's PBL Camp.

7/20/10
Edutopia STEM blogger Eric Brunsell deconstructs the NAS Framework for Science Ed Standards.

7/20/10
Blogger Suzie Boss shares one simple but profound activity to help students prepare for the 21st century workplace.

7/16/10
Mary Beth Hertz gives an overview of the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS*S, and suggests some transformative ways to integrate them in the classroom.

7/15/10
Edutopia's Senior Fellow and Executive Director Emeritus on the six leading edges - innovations that will redefine schools, teaching, and learning.

7/14/10
Kites provide a fun way to teach science to elementary students.

7/14/10
Useful resources for applying project based learning to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

7/12/10
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society offer stellar virtual science projects from students across the country.

6/27/10
Dr Eric Brunsell, facilitator for Edutopia's STEM group, introduces a new science chat on Twitter, #scichat.

6/14/10
Guest blogger Anne O'Brien proposes that career and technical education classes can prepare high school students for the demands and rigor of college just as well as college prep courses.

6/4/10
What do you want video games to do for you?

6/1/10
STEMtube is a new Web site hoping to create a catalogue of student-created projects from around the world.

5/24/10
Online simulations and games are a new frontier for many classroom teachers.

5/10/10
Social media like Facebook provides 21st-century learning opportunities for students -- and a forum for teachers all over to unite and network.

5/7/10
Project-based teaching is an art -- and it takes lots of practice.

4/22/10
Elena Aguilar shares a final project in which her seventh graders dramatically present their learning about medieval life and the plague.

4/19/10
Sharing some of the same tenets of project learning, service learning offers exciting ways for students to advance academically -- and personally.

4/8/10
Heather Wolpert-Gawron suggests ways teachers can take charge in the race to fix our schools.

4/2/10
Building on curiosity, giving honest praise, and offering leadership opportunities, are a few teacher suggestions for transforming a ho-hum school day into one more worthwhile for kids.

3/29/10
Blogger Suzie Boss outlines the basics for getting your classroom and students ready for project learning.

3/18/10
At Envision Schools, juniors and seniors are required to participate in a 12-week Workplace Learning Experience.

3/10/10
Blogger Suzie Boss reports from the Educon 2.2 Conference in Philadelphia.

1/30/10
Changing school culture for the better may also include adding instructional time.

11/17/09
Stanford University researcher Linda Darling-Hammond will discuss what the United States can learn about student testing from other countries.

11/10/09
Campus gardening initiatives offer fertile ground for project learning.

11/4/09
When educators look at student work in teams, more impartial grading and better lessons result.

10/26/09
Hawaii's loss of instructional days because of budget cuts may signal an opportunity for its school leaders to focus on quality.

10/23/09
Constructivist teaching allows the teacher to be a learner side-by-side with students, and often also yields greater academic results.

10/6/09
Research papers no longer need to carry the negative connotation for students as a stand-alone, tedious assignment.

9/28/09
For learning environments that based on projects to survive, they need policy makers, parents, and community members to rally behind them.

8/28/09
Government agencies, businesses, and public schools collaborate to promote STEM education.

8/26/09
Sometimes, a really great lesson plan is inspired more by serendipity than by the teacher's edition of a textbook.

8/10/09
The graduates at one California high school are required to complete a College Success Portfolio their senior year, and nearly all plan to attend college.

7/15/09
Tips on how to plan, when to plan, and what to plan for the coming school year.

6/26/09
Presentation spectators who are not teachers or parents can inspire learners to go that extra mile.

6/20/09
Students who engage in educational community service have the opportunity to help others and to grow academically, emotionally, and socially.

6/17/09
Thousands of kids volunteer their time and energy to improve their schools and neighborhoods.

5/28/09
Teachers can do a few things to help themselves and students remain motivated through the end of the year.

5/26/09
For their academic tasks to have real meaning, students need to both become involved in and find value in their work.

5/23/09
Crafting a resume or learning how to change the oil in a car are relevant to students' real lives of students, but they should be viewed as springboards into more rigorous study.

5/8/09
Educators are challenged with sifting through countless online resources and then knowing how to use the gems in their classrooms.

5/5/09
Students' project presentations to classmates and parents drive greater motivation and achievement.

4/9/09
One environmental educator sends a call to action to schools as he swims 1,000 miles along the Atlantic coast, hoping to raise awareness of the global threat to our oceans.

4/7/09
An undeniable benefit to having kids produce real books is that they work harder when they know an audience will see it.

3/26/09
Community leaders in Hawaii get involved in project learning to preserve both the indigenous culture and the ecosystem.

2/17/09
With so many creative educators in our schools, alternatives to the traditional classroom structure are bound to happen.

2/5/09
A teacher voices her concerns on whether Arne Duncan has the stance and experience to run our country's public schools.

1/20/09
Meeting the needs of all learners starts with using active-learning strategies -- including student choice.

1/14/09
Publishing a student blog is easier than you think, and urban students are more inspired to write when their writing matters.

1/13/09
When teachers commit to being practitioners in their fields, they serve as models to students and show the benefits of lifelong learning.

1/8/09
An educator journeys away from teacher-directed projects and moves toward taking a seat next to students -- virtually.

12/18/08
Being prepared for college and life requires more than just a mastery of academic skills and content knowledge.

12/11/08
Being prepared for college and life requires more than just a mastery of academic skills and content knowledge.

12/9/08
Use technology to help children think better and become more invested in their schooling.

12/2/08
Chinese educators are looking to project learning to develop student creativity.

11/18/08
Thirty-three seventh graders present their own life stories to family and friends.

8/4/08
Educators celebrate the one-year anniversary of an exciting teaching tool at MIT.

7/28/08
Envision Schools embraces four principles to prepare students for success in college and careers. One of them is about building relationships.

7/14/08
Consider becoming an international educator.

7/11/08
The first female American astronaut celebrates twenty-five years of high flying.

6/4/08
Envision Schools embraces four principles for preparing students for success in college and careers, including rigor.

5/27/08
A teacher's blog gets the word out about setting up project learning.

5/7/08
Students can learn about almost any subject by using the Web site xtimeline to chart history.

3/20/08
Though making a movie may have become easier, making a good one is still hard to do.

3/4/08
Students who care about school truly experience their education.

2/29/08
Students can learn how to care about school, and they can work together to accomplish big things.

2/28/08
Opportunities for remote but effective interactions with other educators abound.

2/22/08
Teachers and students dress up, create, and learn during a daylong, book-themed event.

2/21/08
Students learn about other cultures through a daylong event.

2/20/08
Give your class an outlet for their problem-solving efforts by offering their assistance to their community.

2/1/08
Assigning kids to tackle real-world issues gives them a reason to care about what they learn.

1/31/08
Projects that involve students in the real world, such as working to fight a deadly disease, do more than just teach facts.

1/30/08
How have you and your students used artistic expression to better understand academic subjects?

1/23/08
Every child deserves an educational environment that encourages active learning.

12/21/07
A fond look back at a program that turns classrooms into science labs.

12/13/07
The wide range of academic ability in our classrooms underscores the need for a new approach to class organization.

12/3/07
A PBL classroom is like a sports team, with just the same focus on preparation for performance.

11/28/07
The Web offers a multitude of sites with resources that help drive the lesson home.

10/31/07
An educator employs the arts as an alternative method for teaching traditional subjects.

10/24/07
How do educators balance the desire for classroom structure with the necessity of giving students freedom?

9/26/07
Educators can find a wealth of project-based-learning resources at this online clearinghouse.

9/18/07
Project-based-learning professional development at Envision Schools.

8/29/07
A geography lesson on the playground.

8/1/07
A high school teacher envisions a new system of college-prep high schools.

7/5/07
It doesn't take much to grow a plant -- or develop a love of gardening in children.

6/15/07
Conferences and other informative events are valuable resources for educators.

5/15/07
The importance of preserving cultural history.

4/19/07
A woman's quest to connect children around the world.

4/19/07
Project-based learning on the farm.

4/19/07
Have you ever assumed kids couldn't do something and been surprised to find that they could?

3/14/07
The importance of project learning.

2/6/07
When you give students a longer leash, great things can happen.

1/31/07
When students feel that what they’re learning is relevant to their lives and what they see outside of school, their bad behavior quickly turns around.

1/10/07
Children help the teachers keep a peaceful playground.

1/8/07
Technology that enables students to pinpoint their geographic location is a vital learning tool.

12/6/06
Career academies must be project-based and student-centered.

11/30/06
A conference with information on school-to-career and making high school courses relevant for the students.

10/30/06
BFBN would be about technology, critical thinking skills, decision making, empowerment, ownership, community, and vision.

8/30/06
Teaching kids to love books and reading.

8/21/06
Kids learning technical skills and putting them to real use.

8/14/06
Educators offered only support, trust, and commitment. The fundamental decisions were up to the kids.

8/9/06
Keeping students interested in school.

7/21/06
the importance of project-based learning.

6/8/06
An educator experiments with using his cell phone to keep in touch with his students.

5/25/06
The benefits of project-based learning.

5/18/06
These online resources from the book "Edutopia: Success Stories for Learning in the Digital Age" inspire educators to give PBL a try.

5/12/06
Why not understanding something leads to an understanding of it.

4/26/06
A Web site offers career education, financial-literacy aid, health information, homework help, and more.

4/24/06
Digital storytelling in education.

4/21/06
Making math fun and interesting.

4/17/06
Just as students learn from teachers, the reverse is also true.

4/13/06
Students document and share their cultural heritage through an inquiry-based approach.

4/7/06
Giving students the answer on why to read.

4/2/06
How to keep standardized testing un-standard.

3/23/06
GoNorth! offers an online interactive experience for young scientists studying climate change.

3/15/06
Educators and researchers share their views on why project-based learning is an important learning strategy for classrooms.

9/20/11
When project-based learning is infused with technology, it may look and feel like a 21st-century idea, but it's built on a venerable foundation.

9/20/11
A reference list of Edutopia resources that educational consultant Eeva Reeder contributed to.

9/1/11
Hands-on lessons you can adapt for your PBL workshops, from our Project-Based Learning Professional Development Guide.

8/17/11
Learn more about project-based learning, classroom management techniques, how to use new media tools in the classroom, and more this summer!

5/25/11
Get our easy-to-print guides that include useful tips for teachers, parents, and school administrators.

4/27/11
Our Schools That Work series explores what goes on at some of the most innovative, successful schools in the country. Here's a quick look at the qualities and strengths that made us choose North Whitfield Middle School and Whitfield Career Academy in Whitfield County, Georgia.

4/11/11
Educators from High Tech High in San Diego, California, and the Whitfield Career Academy's 21st Century Learning Academy in Dalton, Georgia, have provided these resources for you to use in your own school.

4/11/11
Tips from a one-time skeptic turned teacher-leader.

4/11/11
Several schools in a rural Georgia district are in their second year of transforming their learning strategies. Their model is High Tech High, a San Diego charter school renowned for its hands-on student projects that have real-world impact. Get their tips for replicating a successful school.

4/11/11
This New York City middle and high school measures the full range of student ability through formative assessments, presentations, exhibitions, and tests -- and they put a strong focus on "authentic" tasks that are tied to the real world.

1/14/11
A checklist of essential qualities for career academies in Edutopia's "Schools That Work" series.

9/30/10
9/27/10
We've compiled a list of sites and organizations that provide useful information, background, and resources, helping you to better understand and implement Career and Technical Education.

9/27/10
9/27/10
A second chance for success in school

9/27/10
9/27/10
Meeting your match for mentors, internships and expert assistance.

9/27/10
Locating the pots of money designated for career tech academies and pathways

9/27/10
Practical advice for taking those first steps.

9/27/10
Evidence of success in lowering the dropout rate and raising grades

9/27/10
Support from the top boosts local academy success

9/27/10
Learning trade skills without losing sight of college.

9/27/10
A whole-school focus on a specific profession helps make amazing partnerships possible.

9/27/10
Small learning communities link academics and career skills in a collaborative model.

9/27/10
Bringing vocational education into the 21st century with an academic focus.

9/27/10
7/9/10
A former Sesame Street innovator offers a new vision for learning through his new book "Education Nation."

6/28/10
Free tools, reading lists, web links and other resources to help bring differentiated instruction to your school.

4/26/10
To challenge and support each child at his or her own level, the educators of Forest Lake Elementary deploy a powerful array of digital-technology tools. Discover what your school can learn.

4/26/10
How one elementary school trains and supports its staff to blaze a new digital trail.

4/26/10
Take action this week! Check in daily for big and small ideas for your classroom or school.

4/9/10
Best-selling author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson describes his unlikely path from mountaineer to humanitarian -- and how he's inspired students to help build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

3/26/10
Greg Mortenson has enabled students at thousands of schools to join a project-based, service-learning campaign to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

3/24/10
Educators from Maine have shared details about their administration, school culture, professional development, and curriculum -- materials you may adapt for your class, school, or school district.

3/17/10
Juniors at Casco Bay High School created multimedia presentations that explored of the impact of homelessness in Portland.

3/16/10
Middle school principal Mike McCarthy shares 30 years of wisdom on how to run a school well.

3/15/10
By giving every middle school student a new laptop, the state of Maine strapped new wings on project learning. For both teachers and students, the learning process has soared beyond the classroom.

3/15/10
How to adopt best practices in 5 minutes, 5 hours, 5 days, 5 months, and 5 years.

3/15/10
A checklist of essential qualities for schools and school districts profiled in Edutopia's Schools That Work series.

3/15/10
The King Middle School and Casco Bay High School stories in statistics.

3/15/10
Find out how the teachers at Helen King Middle School make room for collaboration and project planning.

3/15/10
Here are five questions that the teachers of King Middle School ask themselves before embarking on an expedition.

3/15/10
3/15/10
At King Middle School and Casco Bay High School, in Portland, Maine, every student works in a widely hailed project-learning method called expeditionary learning. Discover what your school can learn.

3/15/10
Use these guiding principles to pull together projects with the time and resources you have.

3/15/10
Explore these project-based learning resources for educators and parents.

3/15/10
Middle school students connect with history by writing stories from a slave's perspective.

3/10/10
A sampling of schools that take foreign language teaching to task.

2/19/10
George Lucas on revving up for the future of Edutopia by supporting a Web-only platform with a strong community component.

2/18/10
Some of the world's most brilliant minds -- from Howard Gardner to Jane Goodall to Martin Scorsese -- share their ideas for improving education.

1/28/10
Project learning encourages students to explore real-world challenges while developing cross-curriculum skills in small collaborative groups. Edutopia has visited many schools that have implemented project-based learning programs -- here are some of the best examples across the country.

1/27/10
Seattle students design commanding castles and slithery slides, then watch their sketches come alive.

1/19/10
Rap and film bring the Bard's characters to life for high school students.

1/19/10
Bounding from far-flung expeditions to public school classrooms, Peter Lourie shows students how to write with verve and detail.

12/23/09
Where there's Will, there's a way . . . to teach. Any approach that brings students to Shakespeare is worth trying, but in the end, the lingo's the thing.

12/23/09
This book-discussion method is simple to set up in class but requires preparation and flexibility.

11/23/09
The News Literacy Project helps secondary school students separate fact from fiction online.

11/4/09
The school shares details about administration, school culture, professional development, and curriculum -- materials that you may adapt for your class or school.

11/2/09
Digest these tips for making your food-service program tasty and sustainable.

10/28/09
Life magazine's online photo archive enables teachers to bring a range of subjects into vivid focus.

10/28/09
Schools overhaul food service to improve student health and the environment.

10/28/09
Houston's YES Prep North Central brings out the best in its students -- and it shows on their faces.

10/28/09
Analyzing photographs inspires visual literacy and critical thinking in students.

10/28/09
Teacher-created classroom resources for a college-prep curriculum.

10/26/09
Educators and students working together can make some real eco-achievements, empowering students and deepening some academic lessons along the way. In this session, Tim Grant and Tom Koulentes highlight some of the best ideas, examples, and strategies they've found.

10/5/09
Despite absences at an inner-city school, a teacher commits to long-term projects.

8/31/09
A charter school in the Mojave Desert charts the heavens.

8/31/09
To master the digital classroom, K-12 teachers can tap into resources at local colleges and universities.

8/31/09
An on-site day care program provides high school students with hands-on training in early-childhood education.

8/31/09
A team of college professors and K-12 teachers discovers how building video games can elevate student performance.

8/31/09
To expand on our coverage of the federal stimulus package for education, we drew on the grant-writing experience of school administrator Kathleen Petersen, also a member of The George Lucas Educational Foundation's National Advisory Council. She demystified the process of researching, designing, writing, and implementing grants.

8/24/09
A unit on eateries connects students with the community while teaching the basics.

8/5/09
Tips for teaching students to conduct great interviews, from the Center for Urban Pedagogy's investigation curriculum.

8/5/09
An after-school project earns New York City kids academic credits and an inside look at their urban environment.

8/3/09
Follow these easy-to-implement suggestions about how to go outside with learning.

8/3/09

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