A project is a multistep activity undertaken by an individual or group to achieve a particular aim. With that broad definition there’s a lot of project-based learning happening in schools these ...

This year’s 3rd most-read story focuses on fun tools for project-based learning. But it’s often a great undertaking to locate and vet resources and tools for project-based learning, and educators ...

In a particularly vivid example of California schools’ new attention to project-based learning, the San Jose Unified School District has spent $150,000 over the past year to train 70 teachers at ...

The answer is simple: project-based learning. PBL gives students a long-term goal they can only accomplish by learning something new; giving the learning a purpose and making it fun.

Rote and repetition-based teaching methods that underpin the three R’s — reading, writing and arithmetic — achieve the narrow-focus goal of getting students to remember specific pieces of information ...

Activity-based teaching for example would be reading Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, and then learning about the past and current history of Nigeria, acting out scenes from the book, watching ...

However, I have collected useful resources on multiple cooperative learning activities, including on Project-Based Learning. You might want to explore The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas ...

To set up students for success, teachers must set clear expectations, especially if you are first exploring project-based activities with your class. Students need to know what to work toward in order ...

During a mural project, Desiree’s student, Delphi, was using spray paint for the first time and struggling to paint eyes on a person in the mural. After multiple attempts, she became frustrated and ...