A large, international study shows that problem-based learning is more effective than standard instruction in math and science, and a national survey confirms that students, parents and teachers all ...

Education experts are encouraging schools to consider problem-based learning (PBL) in a move to improve engagement and creativity among high school students. New research demonstrates how hands-on, ...

Here’s a quick exercise for those in education: What do the letters CBL stand for? For many, competency-based learning might have been the first thing to pop in their heads. But others might have ...

In this course, educators will learn how global issues can become the basis for project-based learning, bringing relevance and engagement to core content. Project-based learning enables students to ...

The return to project-based learning, paired with today's AI tools, has created a new learning paradigm. Here, Mark Frydenberg, distinguished lecturer of Computer Information Systems and director of ...

Can the long-struggling Philadelphia school system change how we measure success by focusing on meaningful work instead of test scores? Ninth-graders at the Science Leadership Academy work on a group ...

Big multistep projects teach the practical skills of project management. Challenging projects build the habits of persistence (sometimes called grit) and self direction. If they include some degree of ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. PHILADELPHIA — In ...

Students begin preparing for life after graduation the moment they step on campus their first year. Their time as undergraduates is valuable and limited—in just a few short years, they will prepare ...

Editor’s Intro: Today, Emily Mulvey, cross-subject itinerant teacher, and Sandra Makielski, NEA Global Leadership Fellow and 7th grade geography teacher, both from Davisville Middle School in North ...