On Tuesday the Gates Foundation announced 19 winners of the second phase of its Next Generation Learning Challenges grant competition. While all 19 grantees are noteworthy, here are five that really stand out.
Collaborate, Create, and Collect: Web 2.0 Tools for Class Projects
Project-based learning is powerful because it is student-centered and real world driven. It allows for a more creative, in-depth investigation of a topic with more meaning and relevance for the learner. Whether the students are working on real world problems, …