Course: Project-Based Learning In Social Studies
Description
Do you want to support students in synthesizing concepts across units? Do you want to prepare students for the rigors of college and career through meaningful work? This module, Project-based Learning in Social Studies, will explore how to effectively use projects in your classroom setting. By exploring rubrics, videos, project plans and student work samples, you will learn or deepen your knowledge on how to successfully incorporate projects into your own instructional practice.
Objectives
Do you want to support students in synthesizing concepts across units? Do you want to prepare students for the rigors of college and career through meaningful work? This module, Project-based Learning in Social Studies, will explore how to effectively use projects in your classroom setting. By exploring rubrics, videos, project plans and student work samples, you will learn or deepen your knowledge on how to successfully incorporate projects into your own instructional practice.
Objectives
- Learn why project based learning can be an asset for student learning.
- Learn the components of a strong project through rigorous and standards-aligned projects.
- Build a vision for what strong project based learning looks like through exemplars and rubrics.
- Reflect on how to implement projects in your classroom.