Reinventing Project-Based Learning

by Boss, Suzie

• ISBN13: 9781564842381
• ISBN10: 156484238X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-31
• Publisher: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOG

Summary

Reinventing Project-Based Learning offers educators an accessible guide for maximizing the benefits of project-based learning in today's technology-rich learning environment. This reader-friendly book speaks directly to educators, administrators, and professional development specialists who want to transform learning into a more active, student-driven experience, using technology tools for inquiry, collaboration, and connection to the world beyond the classroom. Examples from educators in many different countries showcase this new vision of instructional design.

Author Biography

Suzie Boss is a founding board member of the Learning Innovation and Technology Consortium, a co-author of Learners, Language, and Technology, and has published in Learning Leading with Technology

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Anticipation
Introduction: "I'll Never Go Back"	p. 3
Mapping the Journey-Seeing the Big Picture	p. 11
Creating a Professional Learning Community	p. 25
Packing Up
Imagining the Possibilities	p. 43
Strategies for Discovery	p. 59
Project Management Strategies for Teachers and Learners	p. 75
Navigating the Learning Experience
Project Launch-Implementation Strategies	p. 95
A Guiding Hand-Keeping a Project Moving	p. 113
Expanding Your Circle
Building Connections and Branching Out	p. 127
Making Assessment Meaningful	p. 139
Celebrating and Reflecting	p. 147
Unpacking
Bringing It Home	p. 159
Appendixes
Essential Learning with Digital Tools, the Internet, and Web 2.0	p. 165
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS[middle dot]S)	p. 183
Reading Group Guide	p. 187
Bibliography	p. 191
Index	p. 195
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