Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards - Softcover

Lenz, Bob; Wells, Justin; Kingston, Sally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118739744 ISBN 13: 9781118739747

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2015

Synopsis

It's not what students know, but what they do with what they know that is important

Schools are changing in response to this reality, and in Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards, Bob Lenz, Justin Wells, and Sally Kingston draw on the example of the Envision Education schools, as well as other leading schools around the country, to show how the concept of deeper learning can meet the need for students who are both college and career ready and engaged in their own education.

In this book, the authors explain how project-based learning can blend with Common Core-aligned performance assessment for deeper learning. You'll discover how many schools have successfully made the transition from traditional, teacher-centered learning to project-based, deeper learning and find many practical ideas for implementation.

• Companion DVD and website include videos showing how to implement deeper learning strategies in the classroom
• Evidence-based descriptions show why deeper learning is right for students
• Performance assessment experts explain how to align assessments with Common Core by shifting the emphasis from knowing to doing
• Extensive game plan section provides step-by-step guidance for change

Schools are complex organizations, and transformation involves all of the stakeholders, from students to superintendents. But as this book shows, there are amazing benefits to be realized when everyone commits to diving deeper into learning.

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From the Back Cover

A TRANSFORMATIVE SCHOOL MODEL THAT EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO LEARN BY DOING, LEARN BY ASKING QUESTIONS, AND LEARN WITH OTHERS

"During the past decade, while much of our educational system has been wringing its hands about the policies and politics of our schools, Bob Lenz and his colleagues, Justin Wells and Sally Kingston, have been rolling up their sleeves and courageously reinventing high schools for urban youth. The result is Transforming Schools, which practices what it preaches about deeper learning. . . . This book helps all of us 'envision' a brighter future for our students through the power of project-based learning and performance assessments."

―Milton Chen, Senior Fellow & Executive Director, Emeritus, The George Lucas Educational Foundation

The world is changing and our schools are not keeping up. In Transforming Schools Using Project-Based Learning, Performance Assessment, and Common Core Standards, Bob Lenz, Justin Wells, and Sally Kingston draw on the example of the nationally recognized Envision Education schools, as well as other leading schools around the country, to demonstrate how deeper learning can prepare students for college and career by engaging them in their own education.

Throughout the book, the authors explain how project-based learning can blend with Common Core-aligned performance assessment to create an environment that encourages deeper learning. They examine how many exemplary schools have successfully made the transition from traditional, teacher-centered learning to project-based, deeper learning. Filled with practical ideas and proven strategies, the text includes illustrative examples for implementing this educational model. Transforming Schools includes:

• A companion DVD and website with videos showing how to put in place deeper learning strategies in the classroom
• Evidence-based descriptions that reveal why deeper learning is right for students
• Information from performance assessment experts who explain how to align assessments with Common Core by shifting the emphasis from knowing to doing
• An extensive game plan section with step-by-step guidance for change

Schools are complex organizations, and transformation involves all of the stakeholders, from students to superintendents. But as the authors reveal, there are amazing benefits to be realized when everyone commits to diving deeper into learning.

About the Author

Bob Lenz is cofounder and Chief of Innovation of Envision Education, which includes Envision Schools, and Envision Learning Partners.

Justin Wells is a founding English teacher of Envision Schools.

Sally Kingston, PhD, is the Senior Education Analyst at Applied Engineering Management Corporation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1118739744
• ISBN 13: 9781118739747
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304