Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students: A Handbook for the 21st-Century Classroom
Edition:
1
ISBN:
9781760017132
Publisher:
HAWKER BROWNLOW EDUCTION
Published Date:
2015
Price:
$39.95
| This book is designed to help a teacher turn his or her gifted classroom in a project-based learning environment. There are numerous advantages associated with shifting from traditional learning to project-based learning. For instance, project-based learning: allows for more creativity, is easily differentiable for students of varying ability levels, motivates underachieving gifted students, and creates a passion for learning. Teachers often claim that they cannot incorporate project-based learning into their classrooms because they have to cover specific state and national learning standards. Teachers sometimes lament that they are bound to these learning standards, but these standards can instead be viewed as building blocks from which projects can be built—projects that foster student understanding, rather than rote memorization. When planned and implemented thoughtfully, project-based learning works alongside state and national standards and complements them. This book provides strategies for how to plan projects using state and national standards as guidelines, so that students approach core concepts with new depth and passion. |