The Internet and Problem-Based Learning: Developing Solutions Through the Web - Softcover

Stepien, William C.; Senn, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593633335 ISBN 13: 9781593633332

Publisher: Prufrock Press Inc., 2008

Synopsis

Written for junior high and high school students and instructors, this guide will provide instruction for using the Web as a problem-solving tool-a skill that will serve students well for the rest of their lives. Teachers will learn how to exploit the latest Web technologies and use them as important classroom teaching tools. Students will analyze eight real-life scenarios, identify the problem in each, seek solutions using Internet resources, and create resolutions. Each problem scenario presented has more than one possible solution; they will initiate the same decision-making process as real-life problems, while elevating the computer literacy skills of students. Coaching plans and guidelines for using the Internet in the classroom and developing new problem-based Internet units are provided for teachers.

About this title

About the Author

William J. Stepien taught social studies to middle and high school students for more than 20 years. Since 1996, he has run the Consortium for Problem-Based Learning. As a private consultant, he has conducted more than 100 workshops with school districts around the country. He serves as ASCD's national consultant in the field of problem-based learning.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prufrock Press Inc.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1593633335
• ISBN 13: 9781593633332
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208