High-school students learn math by building a boat A group of students at a Rhode Island high school are learning math and other core subjects by building a boat. The students learn geometry, design and physics while constructing the 16-foot flat-bottomed skiff they will pilot on a nearby pond at the end of the school year. "The kids learn all these terms that are used in the marine trade -- ballast, transom, fore and aft -- and they learn how to cut odd angles and make things fit," teacher Bill Phillips said. The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) (2/17) Study shows benefits of deeper learning, student-centered instruction A recent study finds that deeper learning and student-centered practices were shown to improve academic achievement among low-income minority students in four schools. Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education studied the schools, which used Linked Learning Alliance or Envision Schools models, and found that all are committed to personalized learning, strive for positive teacher-student relationships and are based on reflection and revision. Edutopia.org/Bob Lenz's blog (2/13)  | Online MEd in Educational Leadership
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