How to Create the Learning Community Vital to Project-Based Learning’s Success
An under-appreciated element of effective project-based learning is a community of learners who trust one another.
An under-appreciated element of effective project-based learning is a community of learners who trust one another.
Educators are pushing back against the notion that kids need to develop perseverance to get through school they find boring. Part of the responsibility is on the school.
A teacher finds motivation in using Fantasy Football as a way to teach geopolitics. The most popular country to the students? Djibouti. But that changed once they got serious.
In Asia, two programs help children living in an orphanage and on the street direct their learning experience, a practice that is often the domain of private schools in the West.
They're the latest addition to so-called "maker spaces" showing up in a number of libraries. But as libraries work to redefine their purpose in the digital age, it also raises questions about misuse.
Some educators are seeing Common Core as integral to strengthening arts education by enabling students' creative and analytical skills.
Some early childhood educators worry that pushing young learners to read in kindergarten will jeopardize their fluency down the road. Others say setting expectations prevents disadvantaged children from developing a reading gap early.
Student-centered learning has largely been the domain of middle class families. David Gribble found that less privileged children can thrive in these environments as well.
Creativity can seem like an abstract concept, but having a definition can give a learner the power to practice it on a regular basis.
Imagine learning how to speak a language by observing body language and trying to guess what's being said. An innovative online language course is rethinking how we learn.
K-12 educators are well versed in the use of games for learning, so why don't colleges embrace the same kind of fun?
We all know about the importance of sleep. But what's the difference between four, six and eight hours of sleep?
Technology and rapidly evolving student needs are influencing how schools can think about trust, autonomy and collaboration.
Singaporean students have earned some of the highest scores on international tests with a curriculum focused on logic.
When kids get a chance to explore careers in high school, they often find motivation and direction.