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High school hard work pays off at the 2013 Project Expo
They not only had to spend weeks researching, planning and building projects, these 400 high school students had to be prepared for intense interviewing and judging, too. The 2013 High School Project...
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Families travel the world at Hattie Cotton
Families and friends were invited to Hattie Cotton STEM Elementary last night to travel the world. No, really. Families were given passports to travel through the school and visit each classroom. In...
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Project-based learning isn’t just jargon. Learn what it really means.
Click to view slideshow. Project-based learning can be done anywhere. Case in point: the 4th and 5th grade students of Robert E. Lillard Design Center. Over the last nine weeks students have learned...
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CTE Month: What is project based learning and why is it so important?
In celebration of Career and Technical Education Month, we will feature stories about CTE students, teachers and programs here on Children First and also onMyAcademyBlog.com. You can also...
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What works for high schools will work in Metro middle schools, too
by Ashley Heyen, Belmont University Student and Metro Schools Communications Intern Project-based learning (PBL) through the Nashville Academies has truly been a success in our high schools. The...
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Metro student’s class project puts her in front of Congress
Aniyah Porter is a sixth grader at John Early Museum Magnet Middle Prep. She never expected to be presenting her group’s PBL (project based learning) project to members of Congress. But that’s exactly...
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Metro Schools and Urban Green Labs to launch mobile green labs this spring
From green building to urban agriculture, MNPS students will experience hands-on environmental technology thanks to a two-year, $90,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental and Protection Agency. The...
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