Description

This course is designed to give educators a deeper understanding of the outcomes of implementing projects based learning in the classroom.  Teachers will be able to get a firmer understanding of the positive outcomes of PBL as they work towards creating and implementing lessons in their class.

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

Teachers will:

• develop skills to identify with students struggling due to cultural disparities.
• effectively manage instruction that engages students deemed as at-risk.
• create instruction that effectively engages all students.

Required Text:

Dintersmith, T., 2019.  What School Could Be.   Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ.  ISBN: 978-0-691-18061-8

Teachers will be required to answer weekly discussion questions and respond to at least one other discussion post per week.  A discussion question answer should be at least 150 words in length, be substantive to the question, and continue the ongoing discussion.

TESTIMONIALS:

"ENJOYED THE INTERACTION WITH ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS AND READING THE TEXT."

"IT WAS A VERY GOOD BOOK TO READ. I REALLY ENJOYED IT AND LEARNED A LOT FROM IT."

"A BOOK STUDY IS ALWAYS A POSITIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN WHICH I ENJOY PARTICIPATING. THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE QUESTIONS BROUGHT FORWARD INVOLVED PARTICIPATION FROM THE WHOLE GROUP. IT ASSISTS IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIAL."

"I REALLY ENJOYED EACH DISCUSSION QUESTION BECAUSE HE DIDN'T JUST HAVE US WRITE A CHAPTER REFLECTION. HE ASKED THOUGHT PROVOKING QUESTIONS THAT STEMMED FROM THE BOOK BUT WAS A REGURGITATION OF OUR THOUGHTS ON THE BOOK. I ALSO REALLY LIKED HOW HE HAD EVERY QUESTION OPEN TO US FROM THE START SO WE COULD WORK AHEAD."

"THE CHOICE OF BOOK WAS GREAT, IT GAVE ME A LOT OF HEART IDEAS AND INSPIRATION ON HOW TO TWEEK MY TEACHING TO MAKE IT SO MUCH BETTER."

"I THOUGHT THE BOOK WAS VERY INTERESTING AND EYE OPENING. IT BROUGHT UP A LOT OF THINGS I HADN'T THOUGHT OF BEFORE."

"GREAT BOOK AND QUALITY REFLECTION QUESTIONS!"

"I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK- REAL-LIFE STORIES!"