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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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The Key Learning Community: Cultivating Multiple Intelligences

Swimming against the tide, this K-12 Indianapolis school emphasizes exploration and deep understanding over rote memorization.

4/11/2002 | 7 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment, Project Learning

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Leapin' Lizards!: Students as Data Collectors

NatureMapping brings real science to the classroom -- and startles the professionals.

4/10/2008 | 10 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Assessment, Integrated Studies, Technology Integration

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More Fun Than a Barrel of . . . Worms?!

At Newsome Park Elementary School, assigignments in project-based learning are helping students learn more, participate more, and want more.

7/8/2008 | 2 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Technology Integration

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From Worms to Wall Street: Projects Prompt Active, Authentic Learning

You can't tear students at Newsome Park Elementary School away from their schoolwork when it involves in-depth investigations with real-world applications.

10/1/2001 | 4 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning

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Toad Tracking: Science and More Through NatureMapping

Through their work in a nationwide project, fourth-grade students hone their reading, writing, and math skills while making meaningful contributions to science.

3/8/2005 | 7 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Technology Integration

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Visualizing Technology Integration: A Model for Meeting ISTE Educational-Technology Standards

Educators employ project learning to explore science and history together.

6/27/2008 | 73 comments | Core Concept(s): Technology Integration, Project Learning

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An Incredible Journey: Educators Take on the Charter-School Challenge

How three high school teachers discovered a new way to teach.

7/2/2008 | 2 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Integrated Studies, Teacher Development, Technology Integration

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Team Learning: Teaching Students to Work Together

Integrated curricula, team teaching, and technology tools have built up the academic achievement and self-esteem of these rural Louisiana middle school students.

6/17/2004 | 4 comments | Core Concept(s): Project Learning, Social & Emotional Learning, Teacher Development, Technology Integration

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The Key to Learning: A Place for Meaningful Academic Exploration

Swimming against the tide, this K-12 Indianapolis school emphasizes exploration and deep understanding over rote memorization.

7/30/2008 | 15 comments | Core Concept(s): Assessment, Project Learning