For example, when students studied astronomy ... which specializes entirely in project-based learning. At Santa Ana’s Santiago Elementary School, principal Debra Prieto said the district’s emphasis on ...

More states and districts are focusing on such skills as communication, problem-solving, critical thinking and collaboration.

initiated the project-based learning (PBL) unit at Katherine Smith Elementary School in San Jose ... new skills and dispositions for teachers. Examples include collaborating with colleagues ...

As an example, one student highlighted ... a phenomenon that is accelerating at elementary and secondary schools all around the world,” says Suzie Boss, coauthor with Jane Krauss of Reinventing ...

Grush: Does project-based learning open up new types of opportunities for students? Do you have any examples at your own institution — particularly examples of technology-enabled, student-driven or ...

One group focused on the quality of project-based learning is the ... Larmer uses an elementary history lesson about missions in California as an example. The dessert project might be a diorama ...

As a magnet school, it has selective admissions and attracts students from a wider range of socioeconomic backgrounds (fewer than half its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, for example) ...

Wickliffe students built a bird-watching data center using math and science, blending project-based learning with ...