Interest-Based Learning
Discover how students can drive their own learning through Genius Hour, 20% Time, personalized PBL, and other passion-based strategies facilitating student voice and choice.
Encouraging Executive Functioning Skill Development in Middle School
A fun multiweek project can support the development of the crucial skills that drive academic success for middle school students.630The Benefits of Cocreating a Course With Students
Collaboratively designing courses with middle and high school students can lead to deep engagement and transferable knowledge.303
3 Ways to Plan for Diverse Learners: What Teachers Do
Every teacher already has the tools to differentiate in powerful ways for all learners.25.1k7 Ideas From Reggio Emilia That Any Early Childhood Teacher Can Use
How to adapt principles from the famed approach to foster interest-based learning for the youngest students.5.9kThe Reading Wars: Choice vs. Canon
English teachers are wrestling with how to navigate the increasingly contentious terrain between student choice and assigning the classics.8.9k5 Steps to Keep Engagement High During Project-Based Learning
Taking students’ interests into account when designing project-based learning helps ensure that they stay engaged throughout the unit.7616 Ways to Get to Know Your Students and Build a Classroom Community
Teachers can build rapport with students by starting the year with activities that encourage sharing of interests, and by connecting those interests to curriculum.1.5kResponding to the Needs of Every Young Learner
With these differentiation strategies, teachers can help ensure that young students are able to build on what they already know.807Emphasizing the Importance of Play During Distance Learning
For young children, play is the primary vehicle for learning, and these ideas will help ensure that they continue to have rich play experiences at home.4.5kHow to Use Play for Learning
Play-based learning helps engage elementary students in their education and has cognitive, physical, social, and emotional benefits.6.4kStudents Excel When They Find Purpose—So How Do We Help Them?
By connecting learning to the real world, students begin to see themselves as a catalyst for change within it.3.3kGenius Hour in Elementary School
A teacher shares what she did and what she learned when she implemented Genius Hour in her fifth-grade class.7.9kGuiding Students to Sustain Effort in School
Secondary students can learn to manage assignments and achieve learning goals with teacher support and tools that promote success.1.2kLearner Interest Matters: Strategies for Empowering Student Choice
When students care about an assignment, they're willing to take greater risks and are more likely to excel in their product.9.9kThinkering Studio: Supporting Self-Directed Learning
Watch students take charge of their project-based learning, by creating their own learning goals and identifying resources beyond their teacher.6.3k
