Projects in Action

A Shift to Project-Based Learning

Project-based learning is one instructional design approach in a teacher’s repertoire. It is not appropriate for the teaching of all skills and knowledge. Teachers who move to project-based instruction face overcoming challenges as they shift from traditional practices:

Changing Roles >
Read about how the role of the teacher, the student, and technology shifts and creates challenges with the change in classroom practices to project approaches.

Broadening Relationships >
Learn how relationships inside the classroom, with the community and real world expand and grow with project work.

Evolving Views >
See how standards and tests, classroom organization, and time are viewed from a different perspective in a project-based environment.