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Project-Based Learning Is Just the Beginning
A district is preparing its students for the future by focusing on the skills and connections students will need in their careers. Having a job may seem a lifetime away
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3 Reasons Why Performance Tasks Are the Best Back-to-School Activities
Performance tasks are a great way to kick off the school year. Explore how performance tasks effectively establish classroom norms, evaluate student needs, and help students review key academic concepts
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3 Ways to Cultivate Creativity in Your Classroom
Creativity is crucial when it comes to education. According to the Future of Jobs report, creativity is one of the three top “must-have” skills in our workforce and society. Since
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3 Classroom Practices to Enhance Career Readiness
College and career readiness is a growing initiative across the United States. The U.S. Department of Education recently posted an updated Dear Colleague Letter explaining their goal of providing
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Getting Started with Blended Learning
There has been a lot of discussion about how to implement blended learning or how to “flip your classroom.” For some educators, the questions about blended and flipped learning seem
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5 Future-Ready Skills PBL can Foster in an Elementary School Classroom
In most school districts standards and state-testing drive most curricula and classroom instruction, however, many leaders are incorporating a focus to help students succeed beyond school. Systemically, it can be
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The Power of Standards-Based Rubrics in Project-Based Learning Units
More than ten years ago, I started my career in education as a lateral entry English teacher. The concept of rubrics was an emerging one in the school district where
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Project-Based Learning: 5 Tips for Getting Started
Getting started with project-based learning may feel intimidating at first. It is important for students and teachers to start small and focus more on the process rather than the products.
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A New Approach to STEM Education at a Rural Elementary School Revs up Learning with Hands-on Student Experiences By: Julia Brolin Education is like a car. With acceleration, comes shifting
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The Importance of High-Quality STEM Education in the Early Grades
Equitable STEM education in elementary and middle school can level the learning field and close STEM achievement gaps. Back in the days before STEM made a formal entrance into the
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