Project-Based Learning
New Study Shows the Impact of PBL on Student Achievement
Researchers in Michigan show that project-based learning in high-poverty communities can produce statistically significant gains in social studies and informational reading.
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Project-Based Learning
Projects That Have Been Put to the Test
A team of researchers created and tested four social studies units that improved achievement among students in high-poverty schools. See how they did it—and download their curriculum.
Teacher Wellness
Get the Most Out of Summer
Eight tips on incorporating relaxation and intentional planning for the year ahead into your summer so you can return...
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Project-Based Learning
Fostering Confident Problem Solvers
How one teacher uses project-based learning to empower her students to see themselves as agents of change in society.
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Place-Based Learning
When Your School Is a Museum
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, an award-winning school has been the catalyst for a district turnaround after a 20-year...
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Interest-Based Learning
Standards-Aligned Genius Hour
Give your students a chance to follow their own interests with projects that meet state standards.
Community Partnerships
The Big List of Educational Grants and Resources
Get a roundup of educational grants, contests, awards, free toolkits, and classroom guides aimed at helping students, classrooms, schools, and communities. Check this page weekly to get the latest updates!
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The Research Is In
Using Clickers? A Note of Caution
A new study shows that the popular edtech devices can improve fact retention but hinder deeper understanding.
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Student Engagement
9 Strategies for Motivating Students in Mathematics
Keep your high school math students engaged with these techniques.
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Teacher Collaboration
Want to Improve a District? Let Teachers Lead the Way
A Connecticut superintendent put teachers and students at the forefront of all decisions and transformed a district.
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Trading Places
Birmingham Covington: Building a Student-Centered School
Educators take on the role of guides and motivate students to direct their own learning.
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Learning Environments
The Sensory Room: Helping Students With Autism Focus and Learn
Imagine a safe space where students with autism can go to calm their bodies and then get back to the business of learning.
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Social and Emotional Learning
13 Powerful SEL Activities
Build social and emotional skills into any class.
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Community Partnerships
The Big List of Educational Grants and Resources
Get a roundup of educational grants, contests, awards, free toolkits, and classroom guides aimed at helping students, classrooms, schools, and communities. Check this page weekly to get the latest updates!
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Student Engagement
9 Strategies for Motivating Students in Mathematics
Keep your high school math students engaged with these techniques.
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Creativity
A Powerful Way to End the School Year
Year mapping allows students to see what they’ve learned in your class, and it’s a great resource for your incoming class.
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Learning Environments
Rebooting Industrial Era Seating
Two educators present ideas for transforming our classrooms to meet the challenges of the future in this excerpt from their new book.
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Brain-Based Learning
Overcoming the Principle of Least Effort
Humans naturally try to get by with minimal work. Here are a few simple ways to push your students to think harder.
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Teacher Wellness
Teachers: Summer Reading to Cultivate Your Emotional Resilience
Immerse yourself in these books to renew yourself for the coming school year.
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PBL Planning
Project-Based Learning in Colombia
An American educator reports on how the South American nation is using PBL.
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PBL Planning
Making Earth Day More Than Just a One-Day Celebration
Resources for connecting project-based learning to Earth Day—for students of all ages.
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Project-Based Learning
Why Your Project Needs a Verb
Selecting a verb for a project-based learning assignment can bring clarity to the work and help students apply their...
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Project-Based Learning
Getting Students Into College Is Not Enough
See how one high school shapes its PBL curriculum—available online for free—to help prepare students to progress all...
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Interest-Based Learning
Standards-Aligned Genius Hour
Give your students a chance to follow their own interests with projects that meet state standards.
Project-Based Learning
Projects That Have Been Put to the Test
A team of researchers created and tested four social studies units that improved achievement among students in high-...
Project-Based Learning
New Study Shows the Impact of PBL on Student Achievement
Researchers in Michigan show that project-based learning in high-poverty communities can produce statistically...
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Project-Based Learning
Fostering Confident Problem Solvers
How one teacher uses project-based learning to empower her students to see themselves as agents of change in society.
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