Project-Based Teaching Handbook

Project-Based Teaching: A guide to teaching real-world skills in the Career Technical Classroom

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This step-by-step guide to implementing project-based teaching was developed by a teacher-educator with solid experience in teaching project-based workshops to career technical teachers. It is written in a user-friendly format from a first-person point of view with many personal experiences and tried-and-tested techniques.

You'll find out what project-based teaching is, why it is so valuable to student learning, how to introduce it to your class, and you'll even get specific project examples you can use in your own classroom. Sample forms are provided to show you how to assess project-based learning, including both group and individual assessment. This guide also includes activities you can use to teach your students to use problem solving and critical thinking...two of the building blocks of project-based learning.

Why is project-based teaching so important? Through project-based education students learn:

Planning and design skills
Problem-solving skills
Critical thinking skills
Decision making skills
Interpersonal skills
Listening skills
Communication skills
Time and resource management
Project management
Self-evaluation
Peer teaching (by teaching others)
Open-mindedness
Teamwork

What other classroom activity involves so much student learning?

Here's what this guide covers...

Introduction to Project-Based Teaching

Defining Project-Based Teaching
What do Students Learn
Introducing Project-Based Learning to the Class
Working in Groups
Survivor Activity
Space Activity
Interpersonal Skills

Building Blocks of Project-Based Learning

Problem Solving Skills
Decision Making Skills
Critical Thinking Skills
Project-Based Teaching
Selecting a Project
Assigning Groups
Determining Outcomes
Planning for Assessment
Allow Enough Time
Discussions Following a Project-Based Activity
Assign Grades
Checklist for Designing a Project-Based Activity
Sample Project - Construction
Group Assessment Form
Individual Assessment Form

Ideas for Project-Based Activities
Problem Solving Activities > Related Web Sites and Textbooks

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2008, 76 pages