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Geometry in the Real World: Students as Architects

Through project learning, geometry becomes relevant as well as rigorous.

5/18/2008 | 12 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Assessment
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PBL Research Summary: Studies Validate Project-Based Learning

Research shows the efficacy of an authentic form of education that expects students to immerse themselves in a topic and meaningfully demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge.

9/19/2008 | 3 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning
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F for Assessment: Standardized Testing Fails

If enough educators -- and noneducators -- realize there are serious flaws in how we evaluate our schools, maybe we can stop this absurdity.

7/1/2008 | 33 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment, Social & Emotional Learning
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Assessment for Understanding: Taking a Deeper Look

Performance assessements go beyond traditional tests and serve as an important teaching tool.

8/4/2008 | 14 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment, Teacher Development
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Teachers, Like Students, Learn by Doing: Project Learning at Envision Schools

posted by Bob Lenz

A quote by experiential-education pioneer Kurt Hahn projects brightly onto a large screen: “We are crew, not passengers.” After a brief welcome, the thirty-five new teachers at Envision Schools are asked to respond to the quote in their journals. Then, following some quiet reflection time, the teachers meet their fellow group members.

8/29/2007 | 110 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Teacher Development
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Academics Meets Architecture: Applying Math Skills to a Real-World Problem

Students in Eeva Reeder's geometry class design schools for 2050.

2/11/2002 | 10 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment, Social & Emotional Learning
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Assessment Overview: Beyond Standardized Testing

Performance assessments offer a richer, more holistic approach to evaluating what students know and can do.

1/21/02 | 39 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment
Article

Healthier Testing Made Easy: The Idea of Authentic Assessment

Tests don't just measure absorption of facts. They teach what we value.

8/5/2008 | 4 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment, Teacher Development
Article

How Should We Measure Student Learning?: The Many Forms of Assessment

There is more than one way to measure a student's abilities.

5/27/2008 | 9 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment, Project Learning
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Learn and Live: Clear View Charter Elementary School

Clear View Charter Elementary School, in Chula Vista, California, has been recognized for its innovative efforts to support the needs of its multilingual student population through the use of technology-enhanced project-based learning.

05/01/2000 | 22 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Technology Integration