Posts about Project-Based Learning
5 ways to use Defined Learning to facilitate remote learning
As schools across the world participate in large-scale remote learning amidst the outbreak of COVID-19, Defined Learning can be helpful to ensure meaningful learning takes place away from the classroom.
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Using Entrepreneurship to Nurture Creativity and Innovation
Two educators share how they use innovative real-world projects to build entrepreneurship skills and inspire creativity in their students. Let’s change that, shall we? We're attempting to
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Defined Helps 4-H Clubs Grow Independent Learners
Even with a century of history behind it, today’s 4-H clubs are strikingly modern. Sure, there’s still a commitment to learning about agriculture, and participating in county fairs
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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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