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<\/a>Educators have lots of ideas about how to improve education, to better reach learners and to give students the skills they\u2019ll need in college and beyond the classroom. But often those conversations remain between adults. The real test of any idea is in the classroom, though students are rarely asked about what they think about their education.<\/p>\nA panel of seven students attending schools that are part of the \u201cdeeper learning<\/a>\u201d movement gave their perspective on what it means for them to learn and how educators can work to create a school culture that fosters creativity, collaboration, trust, the ability to fail, and perhaps most importantly, one in which students want to participate.<\/p>\n INTEGRATED PROJECTS<\/strong><\/p>\n Project-based learning is the norm among these students, but they also have a lot of ideas about what makes a good project work. Students want projects to be integrated across subjects<\/a>, not separated by discipline. \u201cWhen it\u2019s integrated, each student can find something they like and everyone can get into it,\u201d said Erina Chavez, a junior at High Tech High North County<\/a>. \u201cI love when projects are integrated so you can find so many different aspects,\u201d said Daniel Cohen, also a North County junior.<\/p>\n Read more. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Story by Katrina Schwartz Photo by Erin Scott Educators have lots of ideas about how to improve education, to better reach learners and to give students the skills they\u2019ll need in college and beyond the classroom. But often those conversations remain between adults. The real test of any idea is in the classroom, though students … Continue reading Mind Shift: What Keeps Students Motivated to Learn?<\/span>