Introduction
Humans have always learned, and in turn have always taught, but the ways of teaching are continuously evolving and being adapted. It is important to research and understand the growing culture of teachers that employ project-based teaching in the classroom. This method has been working well with the high school students of this generation and it works to build useful life skills for whichever path a student might choose. In project-based teaching it is critical to be flexible, value input and reflection, and focus more on the students than the teacher. The manner of teaching at William Smith High School has changed over the recent years towards a project based structure, which is an important model for all schools to look at for …show more content…
There are multiple key elements that encompass the subculture of project-based teaching; these elements are discussed within the paper using research and personal …show more content…
Not too long ago, all classes were taught based off of a textbook. In Jennifer Wilhelm, Sonya Sherrod, and Kendra Walters’ (2008) article on project-based learning, it is stated that “educators are in the process of moving beyond the ‘narrow view of learning as something people gain (e.g., knowledge, skills, concepts, strategies for solving problems) to a broader conception of learning that can include what people do’” (p. 220). For the subculture of teachers who use project-based teaching in the classroom, learning is all about gaining understanding and knowledge from doing something rather than reading something. These teachers believe that learning through project work sticks better with a student; the idea that they physically do rather than passively learn is translating into excellent communication and engagement skills after high school that show other educators what the hype is all
Humans have always learned, and in turn have always taught, but the ways of teaching are continuously evolving and being adapted. It is important to research and understand the growing culture of teachers that employ project-based teaching in the classroom. This method has been working well with the high school students of this generation and it works to build useful life skills for whichever path a student might choose. In project-based teaching it is critical to be flexible, value input and reflection, and focus more on the students than the teacher. The manner of teaching at William Smith High School has changed over the recent years towards a project based structure, which is an important model for all schools to look at for …show more content…
There are multiple key elements that encompass the subculture of project-based teaching; these elements are discussed within the paper using research and personal …show more content…
Not too long ago, all classes were taught based off of a textbook. In Jennifer Wilhelm, Sonya Sherrod, and Kendra Walters’ (2008) article on project-based learning, it is stated that “educators are in the process of moving beyond the ‘narrow view of learning as something people gain (e.g., knowledge, skills, concepts, strategies for solving problems) to a broader conception of learning that can include what people do’” (p. 220). For the subculture of teachers who use project-based teaching in the classroom, learning is all about gaining understanding and knowledge from doing something rather than reading something. These teachers believe that learning through project work sticks better with a student; the idea that they physically do rather than passively learn is translating into excellent communication and engagement skills after high school that show other educators what the hype is all