Authentic Learning - Softcover

Stanley, Todd

  • 3.85 out of 5 stars
    13 ratings by Goodreads
 
9781618217615: Authentic Learning

Synopsis

This book offers teaching strategies that allow educators to provide students with authentic learning experiences that they can apply to their lives in school—and beyond. Beginning with a justification for authentic learning and how it teaches 21st-century skills, each subsequent chapter discusses a specific strategy and how it allows for authenticity. Strategies include project-based learning, problem-based learning, inquiry-based learning, and simulations. The book also includes a section on the role of the authentic teacher in the classroom and tips for managing an authentic classroom. The book concludes with specific tactics that can be used inside and outside the classroom to bring the real world to students.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Todd Stanley is the author of several teacher education books including "Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students: A Handbook for the 21st-Century Classroom." He was a classroom teacher for 18 years and is currently the gifted services coordinator for Pickerington Local Schools, where he lives with his wife and two daughters.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.