“When project-based learning is infused with technology, it may look and feel like a 21st-century idea, but it’s built on a venerable foundation.” Suzie Boss
Projects make the world go ’round. For almost any endeavor — whether it’s launching a space shuttle, designing a marketing campaign, conducting a trial, or staging an art exhibit — you can find an interdisciplinary team working together to make it happen.
When the project approach takes hold in the classroom, students gain opportunities to engage in real-world problem solving too. Instead of learning about nutrition in the abstract, students act as consultants to develop a healthier school cafeteria menu. Rather than learning about the past from a textbook, students become historians as they make a documentary about an event that changed their community.
Especially when it’s infused with technology, project-based learning may look and feel like a 21st-century idea, but it’s built on a venerable foundation.