Learning through real-world problem solving
Subtitle: the power of integrative teaching
By: Nancy G. Nagel.
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Interdisciplinary approach in education -- United States; Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge; Elementary school teaching -- United States; Active learning; Education, Elementary -- Curricula -- United States
Description: With the rapidly expanding knowledge base in this information age, today's teachers are expected to add content to their existing curricula. But what can you add to your students' already full day without leaving out something else? One answer is to integrate teaching and learning into the real world around your school and engage your students in simultaneous learning - in language arts, science, art, mathematics, social studies - while they are trying to solve real problems. Here, Nancy G. Nagel discusses the ways whereby students can participate in directing their own learning while helping to create for themselves relevant learning experiences. The author presents actual cases taken from schools in which students learned while pursuing real-life goals, such as helping to select the optimum land use for property adjacent to their school. She provides examples of successful units, including feedback from students and teachers about the learning and teaching process.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-156) and indexes.