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DIY Project Based Learning for ELA and History (Eye on Education) - Softcover

Wolpert-Gawron, Heather

 
9781138891623: DIY Project Based Learning for ELA and History (Eye on Education)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1138891622 ISBN 13: 9781138891623
Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Are you interested in using Project Based Learning to revamp your lessons, but aren’t sure how to get started? In DIY Project Based Learning in ELA and History, award-winning teacher and Edutopia blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron makes it fun and easy! Project Based Learning encourages students and teachers alike to abandon their dusty textbooks, and instead embrace a form of curriculum design focused on student engagement, innovation, and creative problem-solving. A leading name in this field, Heather Wolpert-Gawron shares some of her most popular units for ELA and Social Studies in this exciting new collection. This book is an essential resource for teachers looking to:

  • Create their own Project Based Learning units.

  • Engage student in their education by grounding lessons in real-world problems and encouraging them to develop creative solutions.

  • Incorporate role-playing into everyday learning.

  • Develop real-world lessons to get students to understand the life-long relevance of what they are learning.

  • Assess multiple skills and subject areas in an integrated way.

  • Collaborate with teachers across subject areas.

  • Test authentic skills and set authentic goals for their students to grow as individuals.

Part I of the book features six full units, complete with student samples, targeted rubrics, a checklist to keep students on track, and even "Homework Hints." Part II is a mix-and-match section of tools you can use to create your own PBL-aligned lessons. The tools are available as eResources on our website, http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138891623, so you can print and use them in your classroom immediately.

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About the Author

Heather Wolpert-Gawron is an award-winning middle school teacher and a popular blogger through Tweenteacher.com and Edutopia.org. She has authored two other books with Routledge Eye On Education.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138891622
ISBN 13 
9781138891623
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
176