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Grossman, Pam; Herrmann, Zachary; Kavanagh, Sarah Schneider; Dean, Christopher G. Pupik – Harvard Education Press, 2021
"Core Practices for Project-Based Learning" offers a framework and essential set of strategies for successfully implementing project-based learning (PBL) in the classroom. Centering on teaching practice, this work moves beyond project planning to focus on the complex instructional demands of the student-centered PBL approach. Pam…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Educational Strategies, Program Implementation
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Reis, Sally M.; Renzulli, Sara Jane; Renzulli, Joseph S. – Education Sciences, 2021
Providing challenging and engaging learning opportunities is one way to motivate students to learn. In this article, we discuss the contributions of the gifted education field to the development of enrichment pedagogy and identify several different types of these engaging instructional strategies, including interest-based learning pedagogy,…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Gifted Education, Academically Gifted, Children
Stanley, Todd – Prufrock Press Inc., 2019
"Case Studies and Case-Based Learning" brings authentic, real-world learning to the classroom and: (1) Transforms students' thinking and fosters 21st-century skills; (2) Provides strategies, examples, and resources for implementing case-based learning across the disciplines; (3) Features a step-by-step process for creating case-based…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Authentic Learning, Active Learning
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Pinto, Cristina; Cruz, Mário; Orange, Edite – MEXTESOL Journal, 2020
The European Primary Teacher Education programme (EPTE), a joint project from seven European Higher Education institutions, offers future primary school teachers the opportunity to participate in an international study programme, which includes the development of skills through different courses. The main aim of the project is to depart from the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Student Participation, Preservice Teachers
Dutta, Pratima – Educational Technology, 2014
The Bloomington Project School (BPS) is a charter school that has successfully adopted and implemented several learner-centered educational strategies. This case study offers a glimpse into its student-centered, collaborative, and interdisciplinary learning and teaching processes; its mastery-based assessment process; and its successful technology…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Student Centered Curriculum, Program Implementation, Charter Schools
Flammia, Madelyn; Sadri, Houman A. – Online Submission, 2011
The need for effective communication among the people of the world has never been more pressing than it is at the start of the 21st century in this post-911 world. Recent breakthroughs in the fields of transportation, computing and telecommunications have combined to increase the ease and frequency of communication among members of different…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Global Education, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2017
Each edition of the IDRA Newsletter strives to provide many different perspectives on the issues in education topics discussed and to define its significance in the state and national dialogue. This issue focuses on Student Leadership and Engagement and includes: (1) Project Based Learning for Student Success--Teaching Across Content Areas for…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Student Leadership, Learner Engagement
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Sturdivant, Rodney X.; Souhan, Brian E. – PRIMUS, 2011
Most educators know that the best way to truly understand new material is to teach it. The use of students as peer educators provides numerous benefits to the student teacher and his or her classmates. Student-led instruction or peer-to-peer teaching is not a new concept or teaching technique. Peer teaching traces its roots back to the ancient…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Peer Teaching, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2015
Superintendents and principals can have a positive and decisive impact on student achievement and higher graduation rates. Their essential leadership can illuminate the path to excellence for faculty and students. In upgrading curriculum and instruction, school leaders need to keep abreast of practices proven effective in other districts and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Best Practices, High Achievement, Graduation Rate
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Anderson, James – Tech Directions, 2010
Project-based learning and academic integration are integral parts of the automotive technology program at Greenville High School. This Ohio comprehensive school has used both of these strategies for the past 15 years and their success is reflected in nine state SkillsUSA gold medals and one bronze, in addition to eight gold medals earned at the…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Success, Problem Based Learning
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Braathe, Hans Jorgen – International Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Late and limited organisational differentiation is a characteristic which has, until now, distinguished the structure of education -- including teacher education - in the Nordic countries from that of the rest of Europe. However, this tradition is now challenged by utilitarian ideologies, supported by international comparison tests such as PISA…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Ideology, Discourse Analysis
Harada, Violet H.; Kirio, Carolyn; Yamamoto, Sandy – Library Media Connection, 2008
High schools are under tremendous pressure to increase graduation rates and lower dropout numbers. A survey conducted for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation indicated that over a third of students entering high school never graduate on time. Students who drop out claim that the curriculum is disconnected from real life and that their schools…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, High Schools, Media Specialists, Team Teaching
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Lustick, David – Science Teacher, 1997
Presents an activity in which students create a slogan, sentence, or phrase using the name of an element in its place. Explains the origin of the idea for this activity, provides an extension activity, and a rubric for the oral presentation component. (DDR)
Descriptors: Art, Chemistry, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Kernan, Christine – Arts & Activities, 2002
Describes an art project that integrated science and art education. Explains that students create ceramic bowls by using real leaves. Discusses the process of creating the ceramic bowls, including how to glaze the bowls. Includes a list of materials. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Ceramics, Color
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Schultz, Carol; Kim, Seung – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2008
Higher learning organizations frequently offer courses isolated from other disciplines or areas of concentration. The intent of this study was to explore collaboration practices on authentic based projects involving two distinct courses from differing programs: Instructional Technology and Educational Leadership. This paper describes the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Problem Based Learning, Faculty Development, Educational Technology
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