Challenging Projects for Creative Minds: Ages 12+ - Softcover

Schlemmer, Phil; Schlemmer, Dori; Pernu, Caryn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157542049X ISBN 13: 9781575420493

Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S., 1998

Synopsis

" This book presents performance-based projects as a systematic way to provide middle school and high school students both the structure and the dom to become actively engaged in their own learning. The approach is based on the concept of authentic learning, which advocates a relevant, real world experience to personally engage students in learning. The goal is to provide opportunities for student exploration of topics that interest them by completing in-depth projects. The book includes materials lists, student responsibilities, and authentic, performance-based essment tools. The book is divided into three sections. Section 1, "Using Challenging Projects for Creative Minds," gives educators an overview of the approach and details the goals and organization, the students' and teachers' responsibilities, and project essment. This section also discusses using the projects for small-group work, and describes in detail how to write original projects using the teaching philosophy behind the projects in the book. Section 2, "Student Projects," offers students an overview of the approach and features all twenty project ignments and guidelines. Section 3, "Project Forms and Resources," contains reproducible materials to guide students in choosing and planning a project, reporting their progress and problems, recording their resources and work time, and essing the project." (Eric)

Edition details

• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157542049X
• ISBN 13: 9781575420493
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 157