Using Engaging Learning Strategies to Connect School to the Real World
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Learning is active, engaging, and social. Students need to be engaged and motivated in their learning before they can apply higher-order creative thinking skills. They are most engaged when they themselves are part of constructing meaning, not when teachers do it for them. By encouraging students to meet challenges creatively, collaborate, and apply critical-thinking skills to real-world, unpredictable situations inside and outside of school, we prepare them for future college, career, and citizenship success.
In this episode of the Whole Child Podcast, we examine effective classroom instruction that embraces both high standards and accountability for students’ learning. It can be project-based, focused on service and the
Throughout February: Engaging Learning Strategies
Learning is active, engaging, and social. Students need to be engaged and motivated in their learning before they can apply higher-order creative thinking skills. They are most engaged when they themselves are part of constructing meaning, not when teachers do it for them. By encouraging students to meet challenges creatively, collaborate, and apply critical-thinking skills to real-world, unpredictable situations inside and outside of school, we prepare them for future college, career, and citizenship success.
Join us throughout February as we examine effective classroom instruction that embraces both high standards and accountability for students’ learning. It can be project-based, focused on service and the