Remove why-and-how-should-project-based-learning-be-used-in-social-studies
article thumbnail

Why and How Should Project-Based Learning Be Used in Social Studies?

Defined Learning

Project-based learning impacts social studies education by enhancing student engagement, deeper learning, literacy, development of future-ready skills, and more.

article thumbnail

To Make Assignments More Meaningful, I’m Giving Students a More Authentic Audience

ED Surge

To be clear, this assignment would require students to analyze documents and write their own responses using evidence, which are important skills of course, but it would inevitably lead to me manically red inking papers that ultimately were written because I assigned an essay that would only ever be read by me. To what end?

educators

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

As Schools Move to Change How Kids Are Graded, Some Families Push Back

ED Surge

When a public school system in the San Francisco Bay Area explored replacing traditional grading practices with a form of “standards-based grading system” meant to eliminate bias, it sparked widespread opposition from parents. They signed petitions and showed up in force at school board meetings to rail against the changes.

Schooling 342
article thumbnail

6 Tech Activities for Your Summer School Program

Ask a Tech Teacher

They take evidence-based questions and look for information that will convince them which side is right. using research authentically. using research authentically. Perspective taking’ is an important skill to learn. When students use the internet, remind them of their rights and responsibilities. identifying bias.

Schooling 437
article thumbnail

Unlock the Secrets: Expert Homework Hacks for Busy Parents

Cool Cat Teacher

Brian is the creator of the Homework Hacks Course , designed to equip students aged 13 to 20 with research-backed homework hacks and independent learning strategies. We can help our children learn! When people ask me my favorite App-building tool, I always say MAD-Learn. MAD-Learn is an amazing collaborative app building tool.

Teaching 242
article thumbnail

What If We Measured Learning Through Skills Gained, Not Time Spent in the Classroom?

ED Surge

For more than 100 years, high schools and colleges have relied on the same stalwart tool to measure teaching and learning: the clock. Now, the institution that developed the time-based standard more than a century ago that is used throughout education is calling for the creation of a different way to quantify academic progress.

Learning 352
article thumbnail

Is There Still Time to Build Equity into Virtual Reality Edtech?

ED Surge

Not everyone is sold on the idea that virtual reality technology could or should bring higher education into a future of avatars and holograms. But separate from that hype, virtual reality is already being used at colleges in ways that seem more mainstream, as a tool that has the potential to enhance teaching and learning.

EdTech 299