http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2008/01/22/us-teens-confident-in-their-inventiveness-hands-on-project-based-learning-needed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-teens-confident-in-their-inventiveness-hands-on-project-based-learning-needed Thoughts About Empowering Students with Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2008/01/22/us-teens-confident-in-their-inventiveness-hands-on-project-based-learning-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-15430 Eric Brunsell Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:37:21 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/01/22/us-teens-confident-in-their-inventiveness-hands-on-project-based-learning-needed/#comment-15430 I agree that project-based and problem / issue driven pedagogies should be driving our curriculum. Unfortunately, the "standards" drive, coupled with punative testing requirements have reinforced fact-based instruction and pigeon-holing content. Our students need to be encouraged to synthesize information and be inventive...hopefully we can get there soon! I agree that project-based and problem / issue driven pedagogies should be driving our curriculum. Unfortunately, the “standards” drive, coupled with punative testing requirements have reinforced fact-based instruction and pigeon-holing content. Our students need to be encouraged to synthesize information and be inventive…hopefully we can get there soon!

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