The Big List of Project Learning
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- A New York City middle school teacher gives students a close-up look at the art and science of television weather reporting.5/8/2008
- Teachers have begun to accept comic books as a tool for teaching literacy through group projects.5/8/2008
- A biology-class project teaches high school students about the real-life application of DNA testing in wrongful-conviction cases.5/5/2008
- A California charter school is teaching essential skills -- and self-reliance.4/24/2008
- One high school's new project-learning program is piquing students' interest in higher education and building their critical-thinking skills.4/18/2008
- Beef up the real-world consequences of student projects in every grade.3/20/2008
- A tiny offshore Maine school's self-sufficiency makes it an inspirational island apart.3/20/2008
- To improve learning as well as the planet, K-12 schools have become front-runners in greening a new generation of school buildings.3/11/2008
- A high school opens a tax office, and students run the show.3/4/2008
- Students become conduits between history and a person's life.3/4/2008
Discussing books creates a full learning process for students.
2/26/2008- Students balance enjoyment with preservation in this adaptable lesson from the Yosemite Institute.2/19/2008
- A classroom store teaches young students about money while reinforcing math skills.2/12/2008
- Teach children a global lesson by donating books and other needed supplies to schools around the world.1/22/2008
- Teenagers enroll in an art course that puts them to work in a professional craft shop that builds beasts. More to this story.1/22/2008
- Project-based learning has replaced grim Communist Party pronouncements at the core of the Russian schoolroom.1/11/2008
- A classroom doubles as a special effects tech studio, and students go pro.1/10/2008
- When a high school art class becomes a professional special effects studio, students learn creative problem solving while developing personally and professionally.1/10/2008
- A Colorado school's slogan finds its rhythm in the laboratory and stokes student passion to learn.1/10/2008
Whether you and your students pay a real visit or a remote one, America's natural treasures offer a wealth of learning resources.
1/8/2008- Teachers use a practitioner model to move away from memorizing and encourage depth of learning.11/20/2007
- A Hawaiian school mixes indigenous dance and academics to create a local success.11/20/2007
Milton Chen discusses with a former school superintendent the radical changes in education that must occur to meet the twenty-first-century needs of our society.
11/15/2007The day after an environmental disaster in San Francisco Bay, students visiting the Crissy Field Center learn how feathers respond to oil.
11/15/2007- An innovative teacher-prep program starts in high school.11/14/2007
- Creatures in the classroom teach science and respect.10/9/2007
- Tap into the Web and learn how to preserve our planet -- and help others learn how, too.10/9/2007
- Tips to engage students.10/9/2007
- Open your classroom to a menagerie of living science projects.10/3/2007
- A classroom dedicated to energy conservation runs on ethics, hard work, dreams, and a kid-powered bicycle.10/3/2007
- A teacher's passion for the environment inspires not only her students but also their parents and the entire school.10/2/2007
- Try these great lesson ideas for environmentally conscious teachers (and their lucky students).10/2/2007
- Student researchers become the eyes and ears of environmental scientists.10/2/2007
- Follow these tips for making your school more environmentally friendly.10/2/2007
- At Clackamas High School, green ideals infuse the curricula, the building, and, most importantly, the students.10/2/2007
A Philadelphia career academy fosters a drive to learn.
9/4/2007- School-to-career education prepares students for collars of all colors.9/4/2007
- An arcane science turns into a traveling circus that’s fizzy, frantic, and fun.8/31/2007
A social studies teacher uses photo journals to make learning more personal and immediate for her students.
8/29/2007A Chicago Public Schools program makes enrichment programs for teens meaningful.
7/18/2007Seven accomplished people share their personal stories.
6/25/2007- In directing the electric-car team at West Philadelphia High School’s Academy of Applied Automotive and Mechanical Science, teacher and program administrator Simon Hauger puts classroom concepts into action off campus and off the clock. It is an approach that can be more informal and interactive than what happens in school, but it offers its own challenges for teacher preparation.6/18/2007
The music of language provided the rhythm for an opera career.
6/15/2007Reading the lives of the greats provided inspiration and foundation.
6/15/2007- One woman's passion leads to a creative haven for these students.6/14/2007
The restaurateur's education was served at the table, not at a desk.
6/14/2007- Photography is a revelation, and a learning tool, for visually impaired students.6/14/2007
- Modern technology cracks the code of "the world's first computer."6/14/2007
From her sister's mistake in choosing a path, the journalist found hers.
6/11/2007- An Indianapolis school district builds a new model for education.5/17/2007
- This physics classroom is all about the loud, the mysterious, and the thrilling.5/17/2007
Expeditionary learning puts the focus on student investigations -- and a Kansas City district embraces it.
5/15/2007Student-driven projects, enhanced by technology, launch kindergartners on their way to lifelong learning.
5/9/2007Who says successful documentarians can't also be teenagers?
5/8/2007Edutopia readers weigh in on their favorites.
5/8/2007Edutopia readers weigh in on their favorites.
5/8/2007- Foster-care kids explore their environment and themselves through art.4/30/2007
- A Baltimore school strives to "produce students that change the world."4/19/2007
- Farming -- and dessert -- at California's Pie Ranch.3/13/2007
- Counselors debate the need to declare a major in high school.3/9/2007
- The Build San Francisco Institute is devoted to the architecture of building adults.3/8/2007
- Successful educational projects that focus on the community share key characteristics.2/2/2007
- A project-based-learning teacher and coach writes about "the most effective tool for organizing content and motivating students to think hard."2/1/2007
- The IB movement sets the focus on younger classrooms.12/11/2006
- The unique International Baccalaureate program sparks both admiration and controversy.12/11/2006
- An educational package to add to the curriculum.10/19/2006
- These articles feature accounts of students engaging in environmental education, conservation efforts, and other initiatives to protect our ecosystems.10/19/2006
- Murray Fisher, founder of the New York Harbor School, offers advice on keeping an extraordinary school going, despite philosophical and financial challenges.10/19/2006
- At the New York Harbor School, great things are expected of the students. And the students deliver.10/19/2006
- Why choose mathematics in high school? Here's why.10/19/2006
- An evolving teaching method applies the theory and practice of art to computing and problem solving.10/18/2006
- At the Oxbow School, the arts and research magically interweave.10/18/2006
- A list of programs nationwide to help you get started on your search for a workshop, conference, or institute.10/18/2006
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- Project-based learning teaches kids the collaborative and critical-thinking abilities they'll need to compete.10/18/2006
- These articles and videos will put you in the Earth Day spirit.4/19/2006
- Children construct a traditional canoe like those used by indigenous peoples as part of their exploration of the past.4/3/2006
- The early-college movement thrives at this Massachusetts school.4/3/2006
- Try these methods and techniques that have proven successful in engaging young minds and exercising their critical faculties.4/3/2006
- The Facing History School doesn't sugarcoat our past. It confronts it.4/3/2006
- Students want to talk about the truth. Here are some of the best ways for teachers to help them do so.4/3/2006
- From planting seeds to recycling cafeteria leftovers, students learn the cycle of life in gardens.3/1/2006
- A high school hatchery protects endangered species and demands academic excellence.2/1/2006
- The United Anglers of Casa Grande High School serve as guardians of Adobe Creek.2/1/2006
- Fighting urban blight with teenage might.2/1/2006
- What's more fun than unraveling a mystery in the classroom?12/2/2005
- In Chicago's urban sprawl, an environmentally friendly school blooms.12/2/2005
- Career academies bridge the school-to-job gap, while attendance and graduation rates skyrocket.10/24/2005
- Students who cross the bridge from school to career.10/5/2005
- An interest in aeronautics leads students to Aviation High School, where academic pursuits can really take flight.9/26/2005
- Starting up your own public school, built around a core theme such as aviation, is not easy. In fact, it can be a lot harder than many would imagine. Much like flying a plane, it requires a lot of multitasking: developing a rigorous yet focused curriculum, finding knowledgeable staff, engaging outside support, getting funding.Whether you want to develop your own theme-based school, or just a theme-based curriculum within your school,here are a few issues to keep high on your radar:9/26/2005
- Students step back in time at the nation's most enduring one-room schoolhouse.8/11/2005
- Get the subject out of the textbook and into your students' world.8/11/2005
- Kids aren't helping plow the fields anymore, so why are we throwing away three months?6/2/2005
- Sometimes, drawing beats drilling when it comes to learning.6/1/2005
Media
A focus on energy conservation brings the sciences to life in a art class at Redwood Middle School, in Napa, California.
4/14/2008- Students on the island of North Haven, Maine, learn math and local history by building a boat.3/31/2008
What kind of students join the Environmental and Spatial Technology Initiative? Here are their answers. Find out what the EAST Initiative is all about.
11/1/2007Students make sense of local history while creating an award-winning documentary, and an old-school teacher finds new inspiration though the Environmental and Spatial Technology Initiative. Find out what the EAST Initiative is all about.
11/1/2007Students display and explain their service-learning projects at the annual conference of the Environmental and Spatial Technology Initiative. Find out what the EAST Initiative is all about.
11/1/2007Students in the Environmental and Spatial Technology Lab at this school in Little Rock, Arkansas, connect with nature through projects that serve their community. More to this story.
10/9/2007New doors open as these students learn an international perspective reinforced by four years of language study, global videoconferences, and travel abroad.
9/25/2007After School Matters is a vibrant program serving a diverse population of more than 25,000 students who explore interests with the aid of mentors from community resources across the city. More to this story.
7/18/2007Student-driven projects, enhanced by technology, launch kindergartners on a journey of lifelong learning. More to this story.
5/9/2007Architectural projects and internships help students build math and science skills. More to this story.
2/21/2007After-school and summer programs engaging community partners help schools extend the learning day. More to this story.
1/5/2007When long-term projects form the backbone of the curriculum, learning takes off. More to this story.
12/6/2006Martin Scorsese champions a visual-literacy curriculum, available free to teachers for use in middle school classrooms. More to this story.
11/6/2006The UrbanPlan curriculum is an academically challenging, classroom-based, fifteen-hour study unit. Teams of high school juniors and seniors compete to win the redevelopment contract for a decaying neighborhood in the fictitious city of Yorktown. More to this story.
8/16/2006An internationally acclaimed bass guitar master who teaches both music and nature awareness at his annual Bass and Nature Camp shares insights into what nature can teach us about learning. More to this story.
5/1/2006An extraordinary experience-based education project enables a group of Washington students to live their Native American culture history curriculum. More to this story.
4/3/2006Successful examples of key elements in improving public education: Project-Based Learning, Technology Integration, Integrated Studies, Cooperative Learning, Comprehensive Assessment, Emotional Intelligence, Teacher Preparation, Parent Involvement, Community Partners, and Maximize Resources. More to this story.
2/1/2006Grounded in the philosophy of educating "one student at a time," MetWest promotes and creates unique personalized education programs for each student. More to this story.
10/5/2005Through their work in a nationwide project, fourth-grade students hone their reading, writing, and math skills while making meaningful contributions to science. More to this story.
3/8/2005Through this nationally recognized service-learning project, students have become stewards of the area's fragile wetlands. More to this story.
12/15/2004Wall-to-wall career academies and a transition program for ninth graders have helped create an environment at this Texas high school in which rigorous, relevant education -- inside and outside of the classroom -- is the norm for all students. More to this story.
11/10/2004This large Texas high school reinvented itself as a group of small academies to give students a chance to focus on various career options. More to this story.
11/10/2004Students foster connections with the community through small classes, travel opportunities, and plenty of time for formal and informal exchanges. More to this story.
10/14/2004- Award-winning science teacher Chad Helgeson devises hands-on demonstrations to make physics concepts come alive in the classroom. More to this story.10/6/2004
Students from the North East School of the Arts, in San Antonio, Texas, which shares a high school campus with the International School of the Americas, document a class trip to Zacatecas, Mexico, on video. More to this story.
10/6/2004How three high school teachers discovered a new way to teach. More to this story.
8/19/2004Integrated curricula, team teaching, and technology tools have built up the academic achievement and self-esteem of these rural Louisiana middle school students. More to this story.
6/17/2004A partial-immersion K-12 Japanese-language program teaches students that it's easy to make friends if you speak the same tongue. More to this story.
3/26/2004A half-hour documentary highlighting two unique programs in Oakland, California, schools that gained national attention: an eighth grade history project that involved Iraqi pen pals before the war began, and a high school lunch cart business venture that proved wildly successful.
12/1/2003At this small learning community, an interdisciplinary group of teachers and biotechnology business partners is helping at-risk students become college ready and career bound. More to this story.
10/1/2003Teenagers used entrepreneurial spirit to fight truancy and design a new school. In the process, they became international winners. More to this story.
9/3/2003At this Minnesota school focused on problem solving, the academic program and the architecture were designed to promote interdisciplinary project-based learning. More to this story.
9/2/2002Thousands of students monitor migration patterns of butterflies and other species as part of this online project. More to this story.
6/6/2002An initiative of iEARN, the International Education and Resource Network, enables indigenous students on five continents to share the wisdom of their respective cultures. More to this story.
6/1/2002Two large geodesic domes and an emphasis on multiple learning styles are the hallmarks of this design.
2/11/2002Can you imagine a school where students work together in small pods and learn from a holographic teacher?
2/11/2002Pennsylvania fifth graders enter a national Space Day competition, designing solutions to problems real astronauts face. More to this story.
12/3/2001Participation on their high school robotics team provides Colorado students with valuable lessons in applied mathematics and engineering -- and in the importance of teamwork. More to this story.
12/3/2001In person or via satellite, students engage in project-based learning through the exploits of Titanic explorer Robert Ballard. More to this story.
12/3/2001At this coastal school, students develop and manage their own projects, with guidance from mentors from the community. More to this story.
11/1/2001High school students learn a variety of academic, communication, and teamwork skills when they build and race a car for the Hawaiian Electric Electron Marathon. More to this story.
11/1/2001MIT distinguished professor Seymour Papert is among a growing group of scholars who support project-based learning, in which students move from hands-on work to abstract thinking by solving real-world problems. More to this story.
11/1/2001A commitment to projects and widespread use of laptop computers has spelled success for students at this New York City math, science, and technology academy. More to this story.
11/1/2001You can't tear students at Newsome Park Elementary School away from their schoolwork when it involves in-depth investigations with real-world applications. More to this story.
10/1/2001A school-to-career program in Boston, Massachusetts, integrates classroom and work-based learning to prepare high school students for challenging careers. More to this story.
5/1/1997This 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. More to this story.
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