I watched a few videos about project based learning and I was asked about what we could learn from them. I think this answer is simple. We can learn how to teach children to work toward a goal over time. At least, that is what I took away with it.
Far too often do we give students short term goals and tell them to do it alone and in a timely manner. That simply isn't a good way to teach. In the real world they will have to learn to work together with other individuals toward a goal. What better way to start them on that path than by teaching them that way.
It doesn't have to be a ridiculous project that requires months to complete but a one that can't be done in a day. A projects that gets them to put their learning caps is one that you should strive for. That's pretty much what I managed to learn from the videos. What about you?
With an assignment like this you should discuss each part of the assignment individually. So you should have five separate discussions. A summary would then be in order.
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