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Down on the Farm: These Vocational Educators Get It

Ken MessersmithApril 19, 2007

Tags After-School Learning, Career and Technical Education, Project-Based Learning, Service Learning, , High (9-12), Nebraska

One of the instructional strategies often supported on this site is project-based learning. PBL has been at the heart of vocational agriculture programs since the beginning. All vocational agriculture students participate in the Future Farmers of America's Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs, which consist of projects carried out individually or in groups.

Watch Out: Those Pesky Assumptions Can Get in the Way

Jim MoultonMarch 14, 2007

Tags Project-Based Learning, Teacher Development, All Grades

A couple of recent incidents have reminded me about how important it is to not take knowledge, things, or people for granted.

Hands-On Education Drives the Lesson Home

Diane Demee-BenoitFebruary 6, 2007

Tags Integrated Studies, Place-Based Learning, Project-Based Learning, Service Learning, Student Engagement, Teacher Development, All Grades

A thoughtful curriculum centered on project learning is a superior way for students to learn 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, creativity and innovation, problem solving, self-direction, and teamwork, because students must develop and use these skills to complete their projects.

The Rocket Boys: What Students Can Accomplish When You Let Them

Ron SmithJanuary 31, 2007

Tags Project-Based Learning, , Technology Integration, High (9-12)

My class has about fifty computers in it, mostly older Apple G3s, but I am in the process of getting some newer ones. A few of my students decided that they would like to experiment with networked gaming, so they asked me if they could bring in a couple of their own computers and set them up. I said, "Sure."

The Key to Good Conduct: Get a New Curriculum

Sandy MittelsteadtJanuary 10, 2007

Tags Integrated Studies, Project-Based Learning, Teacher Development, High (9-12), California

As a longtime educator and a classroom English teacher for twenty-seven years, I've seen all kinds of student "bad behavior."

Recess Struggles: Students Help Teachers Maintain a Peaceful Playground

Anthony BencivengaJanuary 8, 2007

Tags Bullying, Project-Based Learning, , Upper Elementary (3-5)

At lunchtime recess on elementary school playgrounds, ball fields, and schoolyards across the nation, the joyful sounds of children at play are often interrupted by shouts of distress: "She took my basketball!" "He cut ahead of me!" "It's my turn!" "You cheated!" "Stop pushing!"

Say Yes to GPS: Bring Latitude and Longitude to Life

Jim MoultonDecember 6, 2006

Tags Project-Based Learning, Technology Integration, All Grades

In several of Edutopia's video segments, students and teachers are seen using global-positioning-system (GPS) technology to accurately identify spots on the planet -- not just to locate a city or a town but to pinpoint a bend in a stream, or the precise location of an animal or a plant or a structure.

It's All About the Curricula: Designing a Student-Centered Program

Sandy MittelsteadtNovember 30, 2006

Tags Integrated Studies, Project-Based Learning, Teacher Development, High (9-12)

On my career-academy journey, which has spanned the last twenty years, I have found that the most demanding and difficult aspect of career-academy development is the curricula.

A Conference That Connects School to Work: Learning How to Make High School Count

Diane Demee-BenoitOctober 30, 2006

Tags Project-Based Learning, Teacher Development, High (9-12), California

One of my favorite education conferences of all time is the National Career Academy Coalition's Annual Staff Development Conference.

Lights! Action! Camera!: Student News Coming Your Way

Anthony BencivengaAugust 30, 2006

Tags Project-Based Learning, , Technology Integration, Middle (6-8), New Jersey

This post is the second part of a three-part blog entry. Read part one.