Teachers Embrace 'Deep Learning,' Teaching Practical Skills

Name: Teachers Embrace 'Deep Learning,' Teaching Practical Skills
Uploaded: 2013-01-30T22:00:00Z
Duration: P531S
Description: Special correspondent John Tulenko looks at some charter schools that institute real world applications into lesson plans and emphasize the importance of improvement over intelligence. The schools are less interested in testing but rather making sure students have the life skills they need once they leave the classroom.

Clip: 01/30/2013 | 8m 51s

Special correspondent John Tulenko looks at some charter schools that institute real world applications into lesson plans and emphasize the importance of improvement over intelligence. The schools are less interested in testing but rather making sure students have the life skills they need once they leave the classroom.

Aired: 01/30/13

Rating: NR

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