1a-Group2--Why+Use+Projects?

group 1: GP,KL,JU CONSULT YOUR BOOK, P.1.12--1.21 AND THE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING SUMMARY PAGE ON THE WIKI( Click here). THEN CONSTRUCT AN ARGUMENT HERE, TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS: WHY USE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN YOUR CLASSROOM?
 * =Students develop higher order thinking.=
 * =It helps students retain the information they learn.=
 * =Engages all students regardless of their learning styles.=
 * =It engages students interests and motivates them to learn.=
 * =Improve attendance, self-reliance.=
 * =Real world skills.=
 * =Project-based learning gives you a way to answer questions such as, "Why am I learning this?"=
 * =Students find solutions instead of being provided answers.=
 * =Student centered instruction.=

HOW WOULD YOU USE PROJECTS IN YOUR PARTICULAR TEACHING AREA?
Student presentation and reserach project about explorers. =**Christopher Columbus is an explorer so students would have to research where he explored, where he left from, where he landed, his reason for exploring, his successes. Where did he get his funds for his trip? The students would work in groups. They would have a check list. They would use maps and show the explorer's routes. They would use map maker and have fun with this! **= (Try to use the editing capabilities of the wiki, and find an appropriate picture to put on this page.)