Category: Social Studies
Messy Learning, Clear Objectives: Fifth Grade Teacher Published in ASCD Express
October 27, 2014 by
Our own Lisa Schopf recently published an article about Project-Based Learning in ASCD Express, a professional publication that highlights innovative solutions and best practices in education. In her article, “Messy Learning, Clear Objectives,” Lisa uses a recent project from her Fifth Grade classroom about the American Civil War to examine project-based learning as a valuable tool for engaging […]
- Awards
- Project Based Learning
Fourth Graders Put On a World Expo
June 11, 2014 by
The fourth grade prepared a World Expo on June 2, which included many wonderful exhibits, videos of dances, country projects, pen pal letters and more. Every fourth-grade student researched one country and learned about its physical features, holidays and landmarks, cuisine, clothing, famous people and challenges. Students decorated posters with flags, pictures, maps and essays. […]
- Project Based Learning
- Student Stories
Third Graders Conduct Research about the Fifty States
May 14, 2014 by
Each year, students in third grade at JPDS-NC get to do a project about the 50 states. Students learn about their states for three months. First, each child reads a book about their state and composes four questions. After that, it’s time to start to make our own books. Students write about what their state […]
- Project Based Learning
- Student Stories
Sixth Grader Wins Second Place at the DC Geography Bee!
April 4, 2014 by
Mazal Tov to sixth grader Ethan L. on winning second place at the District-wide Geography Bee today! The Geography Bee is a national competition for students in grades 4 to 8, and schools across the country participate using materials prepared and distributed by the National Geographic Society.
- Awards
- Washington D.C.
