Teachers are typically familiar with project-based learning—it’s a popular classroom technique. But it’s less well-known among students, which is a shame. Because even if you’re studying on your own, ...

One of the many reasons I love working for Van Andel Institute for Education is that I get to be a teacher Fairy Godmother. Teaching is an important but difficult job, and sometimes educators can get ...

Teachers can help students get the most out of PBL by focusing on the development of effective learning habits.

Sonia, a fourth grader, pointed proudly to her essay, hanging prominently in her classroom with six others as examples of “supporting a claim with evidence.” The essay was one of dozens of artifacts ...

Project-based learning is nothing new. More than 100 years ago, progressive educator William Heard Kilpatrick published “The Project Method,” a monograph that took the first stab at defining ...

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Project-based learning is one of the most frequently referenced learning models in engineering education. Since the 1990s, it has been an important movement in ensuring that students are building the ...

A solar cooker made by students at the East Bay Innovation Academy in Oakland, Calif., using the Learning Through Performance curriculum developed at Stanford University. (East Bay Innovation Academy) ...

Editor’s note: Supply Chain Management Review is launching a series of new online features in 2024, including The Academy. Appearing online at scmr.com on the third Wednesday of each month, the ...

Project-based learning classrooms are places where a constructivist approach to learning assists students in gaining a deeper understanding of materials through process-oriented engagement in ...