Assessments are based on students' performance of real tasks. Students participate in interactive modes of instruction. Students work collaboratively. Students are grouped heterogeneously. The teacher is a facilitator in learning.
Students learn through exploration.
Survival was our goal and we had to work together to accomplish it. I was excited as we started to plan. So many of the activities had natural ties to our district curriculum. For example, we added miles on a map, compared similarities and differences between communities, problem solved emergency situations, and most importantly, created REAL writing opportunities with real people and real situations. The Internet took a good idea and made it magical.