Equally worrisome is that today's assessments emphasize narrow skill sets such as geometry and grammar, and omit huge chunks of what educators and business leaders say is essential for modern students to learn: creative thinking, problem solving, cooperative teamwork, technological literacy, and self-direction. Yet because NCLB has made accountability tests the tail that wags the dog of the whole education system -- threatening remediation and state takeover for schools that fall short -- what's not tested often isn't taught.
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What Does Successful Project-Based Learning Look Like? | Edutopia - 0 views
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The end of the school year provides educators with opportunities to reflect: blogger Bob Lenz used his time to create a working definition of project based learning.
Questions Before Answers: What Drives a Great Lesson? | Edutopia - 0 views
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Students engage more passionately when trying to answer a question that interests them. Here are ten opening questions that have inspired this kind of learning
Tips for Using Project-Based Learning to Teach Math Standards | Edutopia - 1 views
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Andrew Miller provides tips for conducting Math PBL projects with examples
What the Heck Is Project-Based Learning? | Edutopia - 0 views
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You know the hardest thing about teaching with project-based learning? Explaining it to someone. It seems to me that whenever I asked someone the definition of PBL, the description was always so complicated that my eyes would begin to glaze over immediately. So to help you in your own musings, I've devised an elevator speech to help you clearly see what's it all about.
Entrepreneurship Education Stresses Learning by Doing | Edutopia - 0 views
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By simulating a business launch, students engage in critical thinking and deepen their financial literacy. They gain experience collaborating with team members and networking with outside experts.
Creativity on the Run: 18 Apps that Support the Creative Process | Edutopia - 0 views
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We do not need to teach creativity, but rather inspire its daily practice. Somewhere along the way, we simply forgot to honor this innate gift and how to access its power. Our role as educators is to encourage learning experiences that increase the ability to recognize and listen to our inner voice.
Deeper Learning: Highlighting Student Work | Edutopia - 0 views
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"I travel with a heavy suitcase. Over my 35-year career as a public school teacher and educator at Expeditionary Learning, I have been obsessed with collecting student work of remarkable quality and value. I bring this work with me whenever I visit schools or present at conferences and workshops, because otherwise no one would believe me when I describe it."
Project-Based Learning: What Experts Say | Edutopia - 0 views
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"Educators and researchers share their views on why project-based learning is an important learning strategy for classrooms."
A Six-Point Checklist for Education Innovators | Edutopia - 0 views
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This blog is an excerpt from the book Bringing Innovation to School: Empowering Students to Thrive in a Changing World, published June 2012 by Solution Tree.
Not Just Group Work -- Productive Group Work! | Edutopia - 0 views
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"caffolding Culture How are you building a culture of collaboration in your classroom? Teachers should not forget the importance of scaffolding the skills needed for students to work in groups. Paired with a good collaboration rubric, where students know what is expected of them in terms of behavior, teachers need to scaffold skills such consensus building, effective communication, and the ability to critique. Educators need to explicitly teach and assess collaboration, a critical 21st century skill, if they want their group work to be productive."
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Reinventing the Big Test: The Challenge of Authentic Assessment | Edutopia - 0 views
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The disconnect between high-stakes tests and the future we are preparing our kids for
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many experts tout the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam for its challenging, open-ended questions on practical topics, such as climate change or the pros and cons of graffiti. Even more advanced models, some using computer simulations, will become available in a few years -- and none too soon.
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static problem, for instance, would ask test takers to say from memory how to save a certain endangered bird species. A dynamic assessment (in a real example from Bransford's lab) asks students to use available resources to learn what it would take to prevent the white-eyed vireo from becoming endangered. This is a novel question that demands students independently dig for information and know enough to ask the right questions to reach a solution.
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Teaching Grit: How to Help Students Overcome Inner Obstacles | Edutopia - 0 views
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Emotion researcher Richard Davidson says that cognition and emotion work together in a seamless, integrated way to help us persevere in a task. Thus, to teach grit effectively, educators need to help students cultivate both cognitive and emotional skills. Here are some research-based ideas for doing both.
PBL Research Summary: Studies Validate Project-Based Learning | Edutopia - 0 views
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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.
A Reading List for Project-Based Learning | Edutopia - 57 views
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Annotated list of project-based learning books and resources - ...1 more comment...
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Twenty Ideas for Engaging Projects | Edutopia - 0 views
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Suzie Boss on PBL ideas - good read!
Driving Question to Facilitate Student Inquiry and Common Core… My Post From ... - 0 views
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Good review from #PBLWorld about driving questions, and links to more resources, including from BIE and Edutopia
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