Defined Learning

JULY 27, 2023

We continue to hear there is a skill deficiency for young adults coming out of high school and college. Yet, what specific skills are needed and how can learners build those skills in a meaningful way that will help them find their purpose and passion to drive success for the future?

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Defined Learning

APRIL 27, 2023

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Defined Learning

JANUARY 9, 2023

For almost a decade I’ve started the school year by asking my urban elementary students to draw a picture of what they think a scientist does at work all day. When I walk around the room, I often see pictures of white-haired men dressed in lab coats working at a lab bench mixing chemicals.

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Defined Learning

JULY 7, 2023

Jobs are changing, technology is becoming even more advanced and careers that exist today may not be needed in the future. The world is constantly evolving and the skills that are in demand now may not be needed five years from now.

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Defined Learning

MARCH 28, 2023

connect to project-based learning. You may have seen some recent headlines about a survey of teenagers in the U.S. The most common takeaway was that "the chance to redo assignments" was the number one pick for what would motivate teens to work harder in school. But if you look at the rest of the top ten picks, eight of them (!!)

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Defined Learning

JUNE 9, 2023

In most school districts standards and state-testing drive most curricula and classroom instruction, however, many leaders are incorporating a focus to help students succeed beyond school.

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Defined Learning

JANUARY 24, 2024

Learn how Linday Unified School District, a rural school district located in California, created and implemented a competency-based, project-based learning system with the help of Defined Learning.

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Defined Learning

APRIL 10, 2023

High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) are educational resources that have been developed and reviewed to be of high quality, rigor, and alignment with academic content standards.

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Defined Learning

MAY 12, 2022

There, he got a taste for Project-Based Learning (PBL) and curriculum development with an Understanding by Design (UbD) focus and began to feel a shift in his instructional journey. Frustrated with the educational system, Tupper resigned and took a job teaching at Korea International School on Jeju, Island, South Korea.

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Defined Learning

AUGUST 29, 2023

Project-based learning grounded in authentic career scenarios is an effective approach for both general and career education.

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